{"title":"Special Thematic Issue Introduction: \"Intersections: Understanding Family Diversity and Social Justice in Family Science\"","authors":"Rubén P. Viramontez Anguiano","doi":"10.26536/cqie1298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/cqie1298","url":null,"abstract":"Special Thematic Issue Introduction: \"Intersections: Understanding Family Diversity and Social Justice in Family Science\"","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121033026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engaging Students More Effectively with Case Studies: A Backwards Case Creation Assignment","authors":"Darin J. Knapp","doi":"10.26536/hkib4869","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/hkib4869","url":null,"abstract":"Instructors frequently use case studies in teaching. These approaches have demonstrated effectiveness in student learning. With new emphasis on increasing student investment in the learning process in higher education, examining more effective uses of case studies in family science courses is important. The instructor of a senior-level undergraduate course in family science used a backward course design perspective to create a novel assignment using case study analysis. Students in an undergraduate family science class were assigned to write fictionalized case studies incorporating course content as an assessment of their knowledge instead of writing traditional summative research papers to demonstrate competency. The course instructor gathered student feedback specific to this assignment. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with 100% of participating students reporting it was an effective assignment for learning content and 92% reporting the assignment should be included in future versions of the course. Student response data yielded detailed, positive feedback about effective student learning and engagement. Considerations for using this approach to construct assignments are discussed, as are future directions for empirically examining this assignment.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130512332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Yorgason, Brandan E. Wheeler, Jen D. Wong, K. Stott, Susanne Olsen Roper, Kimberly D. Nielson Christensen
{"title":"Is Higher Stress Associated with Higher Resilience? Exploring Married Couples’ Experiences Managing Comorbid Diabetes and Osteoarthritis","authors":"J. Yorgason, Brandan E. Wheeler, Jen D. Wong, K. Stott, Susanne Olsen Roper, Kimberly D. Nielson Christensen","doi":"10.26536/qvfa6515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/qvfa6515","url":null,"abstract":"Informed by family stress and family resilience perspectives, this study examined couples’ experiences with comorbid chronic illnesses in later life. Using data from semi-structured interviews with 28 couples coping with type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis, we used a qualitative approach to explore stressors and resilience processes associated with comorbid chronic illnesses. Five types of stressors and four types of resilience processes were reported by couple participants. Various stressor and resilience patterns emerged, depending on comorbid illness severity. Respondents reporting high severity in diabetes and osteoarthritis demonstrated fewer resilience processes than did those whose illnesses were not severe. Although most couples exhibited some resilience processes in response to illness-related stress, resilience processes appeared less often among those with self-ratings of high diabetes and arthritis severity and more often among those whose illnesses were less severe. Future research should address buffers of severe comorbid illnesses in later life.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130007301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Meeshay Williams-Wheeler, Paula E. Faulkner, O. Huchette
{"title":"College Students Educating Children and Families on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Using an Edible Garden","authors":"Meeshay Williams-Wheeler, Paula E. Faulkner, O. Huchette","doi":"10.26536/vbto8010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/vbto8010","url":null,"abstract":"Although there are institutional barriers to interdisciplinary teaching in higher education, students report higher levels of cognitive though and greater knowledge of subject matter when they learn in interdisciplinary ways. This paper highlights interdepartmental collaboration for developing an undergraduate course integrating three concepts: child development, gardening, and nutrition. The course design is meant to prepare undergraduates for developmentally appropriate strategies to educate preschoolers on well-being through use of garden with edible crops. Forty-five students from various majors enrolled in the course over a 2.5-year period. Experiential learning activities included gardening activities at the University Child Development Laboratory along with tours of local farmers’ markets, the University Farm, and the Children’s Museum Edible Schoolyard. In reflective journaling, students reported on knowledge they gained in the three areas as a result of experiential gardening activities with preschoolers. The paper concludes with discussion implications of interdisciplinary course development among family science researchers and the role of gardening education in teaching health and well-being to preschoolers.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124373464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reading As Active Learning: Exploring pedagogical practices in a dual-classroom model","authors":"Julie K. Nelson","doi":"10.26536/pkwh7949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/pkwh7949","url":null,"abstract":"Reading academic material is required in virtually all university classrooms. As such, reading can present a challenge not only for reluctant or resistant students, but also for instructors who assume students have completed assigned reading before class, have understood the information, and retained it for subsequent classroom discussion. However, research has shown the majority of students do not complete the assigned reading. Rather than presenting original data, this paper re-frames pedagogical practices in family science courses using a dual-classroom model for students to engage in active learning through assigned reading. Four active reading strategies are outlined to maximize dual-classroom learning environments.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130043854","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring One School District’s Tool for Assessing Family-Friendly Schools","authors":"M. Dove, Bridget A Walsh, C. Sánchez","doi":"10.26536/ncfk8582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/ncfk8582","url":null,"abstract":"As formal, nonformal, and informal educational settings work to improve participant involvement, understanding perceptions of physical and digital spaces can add insights for improving specific aspects of any educational setting. This exploratory study examines the use of the Washoe County School District [WCSD] family-friendly school assessment tools for gauging the extent to which school environments welcome families. The WCSD family-friendly school assessment tools consist of the walk-through rating scale (17 items), the website rating scale (11 items), and the phone survey (10 items). Metrics of inter-rater reliability (IRR) included percent agreements and Cohen’s kappa. Results from the walk-through rating scale and website rating scale reported good agreement. Inter-rater reliability for phone survey items was lower than for walk-through and website categories. Implications for this study focus on applicability of these tools within formal, informal, and nonformal educational settings.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130749920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Utilization of a Serious Online Game in a Human Development and Family Studies Undergraduate Public Policy Course","authors":"Jacki Fitzpatrick, Erin Kostina-Ritchey","doi":"10.26536/msfl5117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/msfl5117","url":null,"abstract":"This article summarizes use of a serious online game/simulation (SOGS) and assessment of students’ perceptions of the SOGS. In this teaching activity, students assume roles of resource allocators who decide which communities receive assistance during an epidemic. When the simulation ends, students see some consequences of their decisions. such as financial costs and death rates. One week after completing this SOGS, students took an anonymous survey which included open-ended short-answer essay questions. Two coders engaged in emergent content analysis of the essay responses. This analysis revealed two dimensions of positively and negatively-valenced themes. The results highlighted the value of conducting activity-specific assessments. Suggestions for future research and SOGS activities are offered.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"275 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116707870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Show Me Your Family and I Will Show You Mine”: An Activity for Immersing Students in Family Development Theory","authors":"Raeann R. Hamon, Amanda G. Strong","doi":"10.26536/pifd4129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/pifd4129","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes and assesses “Show me your family and I will show you mine,” an active learning technique used for engaging students with family development theory (FDT). Students draw pictures of their families at three different points in time: when they entered it, when they graduated from high school, and five years from now. After allowing time for interested students to share their drawings with the class, students are asked to reflect on a number of questions that help them apply theoretical assumptions and concepts to their own life experiences. Along with providing logistical details of the in-class activity, the authors assess the extent to which the activity helped students personally apply FDT theoretical concepts and assumptions in understanding their own families over time. Results suggest students are capable of analyzing their families at three points of time using an FDT theoretical lens and language, as well as reflecting on strengths and challenges of using the theory.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129533022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synchronous Videoconferencing: Social Presence and the Engagement of Different Learners in a Blended Family Studies Course","authors":"Heather Kennedy, K. Do","doi":"10.26536/hxem4750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/hxem4750","url":null,"abstract":"Blended learning allows instructors to retain some face-to-face activities while integrating additional online components to meet demands of a new generation of learners. Yet student disengagement and isolation continue to present challenges to effective course design. Technology adaptation, specifically synchronous videoconferencing, can facilitate student engagement and promote social presence, both of which have been linked to various learning outcomes. There has been insufficient research on person-centered approaches to inquiry, specifically the roles of students (e.g., characteristics) in technology integration. This mixed methods study in a blended family science course explored students’ perceptions of contributions from videoconferencing with regard to social presence. Three profiles of students (i.e., receptive, ambivalent, and resistant) emerged in relation to technology integration and social presence. Quantitative results also found significant differences between these profiles on perceptions related to social presence.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129606712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infant Simulators in the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Technological Tool for Teaching about Parenthood","authors":"Tammy Harpel, Erin Egan","doi":"10.26536/bwhk8890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.26536/bwhk8890","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is twofold. It describes the use of infant simulators to teach undergraduates about the experience of parenting. It also examines empirical evidence of the use of the infant simulator among undergraduates enrolled in parenting courses at two universities. In particular, the evaluative evidence explores lessons learned about parenting from the caregiving experience, along with the role of duration of the simulation on caregiving performance, reported caregiving difficulty, and lessons learned about parenting. Data from 261 students enrolled in undergraduate parenting classes at two universities were used for the evaluation. Qualitative findings indicated that students learned these lessons about parenthood: (1) It is demanding, (2) It requires patience, (3) A parent must be selfless, (4) Parents lose sleep, and (5) Single parenthood is difficult. Duration of the simulation was significantly associated with specific lessons. The evaluation data indicate that the simulator experience is a valuable learning tool for undergraduate students.","PeriodicalId":155672,"journal":{"name":"Family Science Review","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127059831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}