Progress 10/01/10 to 09/30/15
Outputs
Target Audience:FCS teachers and students in New Mexico were the target audience. In an attempt to increase the numbers of FCS students in middle and secondary classes and in FCS classes at colleges and universities, a recruiting campaign was begun. The emphasis of the campaign is to increase students in FCS education programs to supply FCS teachers and extension agents Changes/Problems:Although the project has shifted its emphasis somewhat and moved toward a more directed focus to recruit quality students for FCS Education and Extension positions, the project still has as its primary goal the development of a vibrant and growing pool of FCS professionals to fill positions in both education and extension in the state of New Mexico. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?I have attended training at the national level to develop understanding the critical issues facing the profession and to develop expertise in recruiting. I have presented materials to both FCS teachers and students in New Mexico. I have presented at the national level at AAFCS. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been disseminated to FCS teachers and students in New Mexico. I will continue to develop the recruiting materials and those materials will be provided to the stakeholdsers. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The database continues to be a goal. The recruiting issue has reached a critical mass, as numbers in FCS programs, especially education programs across the nation continue to fall. The project aims to have New Mexico designated as a state of critical need with documented shortages. The building of a recruiting campaign focused on New Mexico has become the primary goal. Plans are under way to produce both print and video products to be distributed to the stakeholders in New Mexico.
Publications
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Progress 10/01/14 to 09/30/15
Outputs
Target Audience:FCS teachers and students in New Mexico were the target audience. In an attempt to increase the numbers of FCS students in middle and secondary classes and in FCS classes at colleges and universities, a recruiting campaign was begun. The emphasis of the campaign is to increase students in FCS education programs to supply FCS teachers and extension agents. Changes/Problems:Although the project has shifted its emphasis somewhat, and moved toward a more directed focus to recruit quality students for FCS Education and Extension positions, the project still has as its primary goal the development of a vibrant and growing pool of FCS professionals to fill positions in both education and extension in the state of New Mexico. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?I have attended training at the national level to develop understanding the critical issues facing the profession and to develop expertise in recruiting. I have presented materials to both FCS teachers and students in New Mexico. I have presented at the national level at AAFCS. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results have been disseminated to FCS teachers and students in New Mexico. I will continue to develop the recruiting materials and those materials will be provided to the stakeholdsers. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?I will attend another planning session in November with my other teacher educator colleagues from across the nation to continue our work on a national recruiting campaign. I will continue to prepare materials for the tool kit for teachers that will be available on the AAFCS website. I will continue to prepare recruiting materialsl specifically for FCS teachers and students in New Mexico, in the effort to increase the numbers of FCS students, and FCS educators and extension agents.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The database continues to be a goal. The recruiting issue has reached a critical mass, as numbers in FCS programs, especially education programs across the nation continue to fall. The project aims to have New Mexico designated as a state of critical need with documented shortages. The building of a recruiting campaign focused on New Mexico has become the primary goal. Plans are under way to produce both print and video products to be distributed to the stakeholders in New Mexico.
Publications
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Progress 10/01/13 to 09/30/14
Outputs
Target Audience: FCS teachers and students in New Mexico were the target audience. In an attempt to increase the numbers of FCS teachers and reduce the FCS teacher shortage in New Mexico, a recruiting campaign was begun. Changes/Problems: Although the project has shifted in its emphasis somewhat, and moved toward a directed focus on recruiting of FCS education students for both teaching and extension positions, the project still has as its core component the development of a vibrant and growing FCS teacher pool for the state of New Mexico. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Teachers were invited to attend the meetings at AAFCS and ACTE. A presentation on the publication was given at New Mexico Association of Family and Consumer Sciences in Albuquerque in October. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? A manuscript on the role of high school teachers in Hispanic students' sense of belonging in college and its implication for Family and Consumer Sciences educators was pubished in the spring, 2014 (although the online journal it was published in has a 2013 publication date). What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? I serve as the chair of the Community of Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Educators, and am currently helping to plan a national summit of FCS teachers, teacher educators, administrators (approximately 100 people) in June. This Family and Consumer Sciences Educator Recruitment Summit will outline steps and commitments by the various organizations to address the need for qualified FCS educators nationally. My plan is to capture those ideas and implement them in New Mexico.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The ongoing goals to establish a database for FCS middle and secondary teachers in the state of New Mexico continue, with an additional focus directed toward recruiting, which reflects the current national trend with programs of FCS Education. The database will be modified to include the superintendents of the public school systems in order to survey them for current and/or expected FCS teacher shortages. The intent is to have New Mexico listed as a state with FCS teacher shortages. Recruiting materials are in the process of being developed, with the intent of providing the best recruiting materials for the teachers and increase enrollment in all FCS majors, including FCS education and extension.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2014
Citation:
Bartley, S. J., Gilliard, J., & Monta�ez, M. (2013). The role of high school teachers in Hispanic students sense of belonging in college: Implications for Family and Consumer Sciences educators. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education 31(1) Spring/Summer. Retrieved from http://www.natefacs.org/Pages/v31no1/v31no1.html
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Progress 01/01/13 to 09/30/13
Outputs
Target Audience: FCS teachers in New Mexico were surveyed to determine how they are teaching nutrition in their classrooms and whether or not they would be interested in additional training and/or resources that would help them be more effective in the classroom. In addition, Hispanic students who attend NMSU were surveyed to determine how they developed the resilience necessary to succeed in college, in an attempt to provide teachers with information and tools to better meet the needs of Hispanicstudents in New Mexico. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Opportunties for training and professional development have been identified; possible funding for such opportunities is being pursued. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The results have not yet been disseminated to the communites of interest. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? A presentation and/or publication for reporting the results is planned for 2014.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
A database of FCS teachers was developed. In addition, information was complied abouthow the FCS teachersteach nutrition in their classrooms, what technology they use and what training and resources they would like to have. Data have been collected and is in the process of being dissiminated to appropriate entities. The teachers have not yet been surveyed for the online Master's program in FCS education, nor have the posters been developed for the teachers. As recruiting of pre-service teachers is a priority, this project is the primary objective for 2014.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
Abdul-Rahman, F., Bartley, S. J., Cummings, M. N., & OBrien, D. P. (2013). Lets Talk: Collaboration between Family and Consumer Sciences extension personnel and teachers.
Journal of Extension, 51(1). Retrieved from http://www.joe.org/joe/2013february/rb3.php
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Progress 01/01/12 to 12/31/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The PI hosted four regional meetings across the state (Farmington, Deming, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe) to bring FCS teachers and Extension faculty together to build connections, network, and share concerns and resources and pilot-test a pen-and-paper survey developed by the PI. The survey was designed to meet the objectives of the project by determining the demographic characteristics of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) teachers and County Home Economists in New Mexico, what quality of life issues exist, and what are their programs, the challenges associated with their programs, their satisfaction with their profession, use of technology in the classrooms, and their beliefs in the value-added component of membership in appropriate professional organizations. In addition, a focus group was conducted during each meeting to determine additional challenges and concerns associated with their programs, along with potential solutions to these challenges and concerns. Data collected during this first year has been analyzed. One publication has been published on the research; two other manuscripts were accepted in 2012 and will be published in 2013. A new project has been developed with Utah State and other institutions in the regional area which will survey FCS teachers to determine how they teach nutrition in their classrooms. Surveys will be emailed to FCS middle and secondary teachers this year, with publications to follow the upcoming year. In addition, another new research project has been developed to determine how Hispanic students who currently attend NMSU developed the resiliency necessary to succeed in college. PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
The potential benefit of participating in this research is to provide educators with information and tools to better meet the needs of Hispanic students, decreasing the high school dropout rate of this population and increasing college enrollment.
Publications
- No publications reported this period
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Progress 01/01/11 to 12/31/11
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The PI hosted four regional meetings across the state (Farmington, Deming, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe) to bring FCS teachers and Extension faculty together to build connections, network, and share concerns and resources and pilot-test a pen-and-paper survey developed by the PI. The survey was designed to meet the objectives of the project by determining the demographic characteristics of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) teachers and County Home Economists in New Mexico, what quality of life issues exist, and what are their programs, the challenges associated with their programs, their satisfaction with their profession, use of technology in the classrooms, and their beliefs in the value-added component of membership in appropriate professional organizations. In addition, a focus group was conducted during each meeting to determine additional challenges and concerns associated with their programs, along with potential solutions to these challenges and concerns. Data collected during this first year is in the process of being analyzed so that the survey can be modified based on the results and then tested state-wide. Results about issues and challenges that face FCS teachers will be disseminated through manuscripts and presentations to policy makers, teachers, university officials, and other invested people. Results can also be extrapolated to teachers of other content and perhaps outside the boundaries of New Mexico. PARTICIPANTS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. TARGET AUDIENCES: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Nothing significant to report during this reporting period.
Impacts
The project is too early in its progress to have impacts to report, other than to say that two presentations concerning the project were made at a national meeting. The results from the presentations were very encouraging with large interested audiences.
Publications
- Bartley, S. J., Abdul-Rahman, F., Cummings, M. N., & O'Brien, D. P. 2011. Fostering collaboration: FCS teachers and cooperative extension faculty. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 103(3), 43-44.
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