Janine Duncan

Joint Appointment

Curriculum and Instruction

Areas of Expertise

• Family and Consumer Sciences Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences Foundations, history, philosophy, global perspectives
• Professional Literacy Development
• Status of Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Critical Science Academy

Biography

I have served as a teacher educator of Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) for 17 years. It is through my work with FCS pre-service educators, where I have explored the FCS discipline’s commitment to critical science and its application to empowering the critical literacy and capacity of secondary students. I am interested in professional literacy development of FCS educators and their contributions to the discipline, both nationally and internationally, especially related to strengthening commitments to integrate DEI, global perspectives, and SDGs.  

Education

• PhD, 2002, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• MEd, 1999, University of Missouri-St. Louis
• BS Home Economics Education, 1986, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Inclusion, Access, Equity, & Diversity Mentor
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Community

Current Courses

• EDCI 250 - Professional Development in Family & Consumer Sciences Education
• EDCI 350 - Community Issues & Applications for Educators
• EDCI 356 - Career Education in Family & Consumer Sciences
• EDCI 360 - Curriculum & Instruction in Family & Consumer Sciences: Middle School w/field experience
• EDCI 444 - Methods for Teaching Family & Consumer Sciences w/field experience

Selected Publications

• Duncan, J., Holland, J.M., Russell, M.B., Saboe-Wounded Head, L., & Spangler, S. (2022). Truth or consequences: Advancing equity in family & consumer sciences in the United States. International Journal for Home Economics, 15(1), 32-43.
• Duncan, J. (2021). Cultivating family & consumer sciences education professional literacy. In, M. B. Edstrom, & K Renwick, (Eds.), Proceedings of the Canadian Symposium XVI Issues and Directions for Home Economics/Family Studies/ Human Ecology Education. Virtual Canadian Symposium for Home Economics Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA.
• Duncan, J. (2018). FCS at the center of CTE: A proposition for FCS educators and stakeholders. Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 110(3), 10-18 DOI: https://doi.org/10.14307/JFCS110.3.10 (Invited)
• Duncan, J. (2018). Critical science curriculum evaluation: First steps to planning an effective family & consumer sciences curriculum. In K. Alexander, B. N. Allison, & P. Rambo, (Eds.), Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences in the 21st Century, (Ch. 3). Lubbock, TX: The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas Tech University.
• Duncan, J., Werhan, C., & Bergh, K. (2017). All hands on deck: Research needed to examine the educator shortage in Family and Consumer Sciences. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 46(2), 99-109. (Invited)

Selected Honors/Awards

• Leaders Award, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences - June 2021
• National Educator of the Year, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Association - December 2017

Professional Affiliations

• International Federation for Home Economics Vice President for the Region of the Americas
• Co-Chair International Federation for Home Economics 2022 World Congress
• International Federation for Home Economics Representative to the United Nations
• Association of Career and Technical Education
• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences