The overall goal of the National Coalition for Family and Consumer Sciences Education is to increase communication and project a unified voice and focus on family and consumer sciences issues.

Research Resources

• Career and Technical Education-related research, including a fact sheet on the effectiveness of CTE and the National Assessment of Vocational Education can be found at:
  http://www.acteonline.org/policy/resources/CTE_Research.cfm.
• Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education is available as an online journal at http://www.natefacs.org.

Research Articles

• Effectiveness of Family and Consumer Sciences Programs (1985-2004), Brown, Myers, Gentzler, and Hausafus
• Family and Consumer Sciences Programs in Secondary Schools: Results of National Survey (2002-2003), Werhan and Way

FCS Education Resources

• Directory of Online Resources for Classroom Teachers - This resource is organized according to the 16 family and consumer sciences program standards. It is available at http://www.aafcs.org/fcs/index.html.
  
• State Departments of Education - Many states maintain websites for Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FACS); Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA); and/or Career and Technical Education. Each website is unique in the variety and wealth of information provided.
  
• Career and Technical Education Programs of Study (November, 2006)