The BOK As a Lens for Understanding Current Student Experiences

Abstract

Amidst the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the collective social movements against systemic racism, an interesting opportunity presented itself for educators in family and consumer sciences (FCS). These two significant and complex scenarios have proven to be relevant avenues for understanding student experiences since the onset of the pandemic and for introducing and teaching the core concepts, integrative elements, and cross-cutting themes of the Family and Consumer Sciences Body of Knowledge (FCS-BOK). With these themes now connected to numerous societal occurrences—and with individual experiences still occurring in real-time—tying the FCS-BOK to the pandemic and social movement presents a significant opportunity for educators to gain insights into student experiences and connect them to the FCS-BOK.