Themes and Deadlines Although themes are identified for each issue, manuscripts can be submitted at any time on any topic relevant to FCS, its body of knowledge, and consistent with “Connecting professionals. Touching lives.” Submissions are not limited to the identified themes. Vol. 105, Issue 1 Winter 2013 Manuscripts due: June 15, 2012 What are the issues of intergenerational care as our Western population continues to age and live longer and with improved healthcare? How do the current economic, political, and social environments affect the quality of intergenerational support? What are the cultural implications? Is care a service or duty/responsibility? Vol. 105, Issue 2 Spring 2013 Manuscripts due: August 15, 2012 Calls for new standards, greater accountability, added value, brain-based learning, improved career preparation, varied funding models, and appropriate technologies are changing the culture of learning, the environment of the classroom, and the role and responsibilities of educators. What outcomes determine quality in public, private, charter, and home-school settings? What other criteria could determine educational quality and how? As standards change, what are the implications for FCS education? How do we link FCS education to national priorities, such as STEM in the United States? Vol. 105, Issue 3 Summer 2013 Manuscripts due: January 4, 2013 FCS has embraced many change factors in our environment—child and parental rights in surrogate situations, elimination of sweat shops; reducing carbon footprints; evolving technology in education; healthcare and privacy issues; and economic profiles of consumers in recession and depression eras. What roles should FCS play to ensure families engage in ethical and moral decision making, resource management, and ethical and moral leadership? Vol. 105, Issue 4 Fall 2013 Manuscripts due: April 5, 2013 FCS was recognized (as home economics) with the initiation of Cooperative Extension when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Smith-Lever Act in 1914. FCS Extension has been involved in the “development of practical applications of research knowledge and giving of instruction and practical demonstration of existing or improved practices or technologies in … home economics” for 100 years. |