Refereed Articles*
Towards Authentic Case-Based Assessment: Developing Quality Family Science Professionals
Rebekah Carlson
Abdullahi Barise
Deborah Wooldridge

Family Education: Who Are We serving, Family or Political Economy?
Michael Jerpbak

An Innovative Method of Teaching Interior Design to Stimulate Interest in Interior Design as a Career Option
Debra DeBates
Linda L. Nussbaumer

Encouraging Empathy Through Home Economics in the Buddy Project: An Action Research Inquiry
Colleen Edstrom
Linda Peterat
Cynthia Nicol

A Longitudinal Study of Active Learning in Family and Consumer Sciences Classrooms
Maxine L. Rowley
Jacquelyn W. Jensen
Jenefer Rowley

Promising Practices Article*
Childhood Obesity and Our Toxic Environment: Suggestions for Future Research
Charlene Elliott