Karen L Alexander
Biographic Data
| ID | 4085997 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen L Alexander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen L |
| FAMILY NAME | Alexander |
| SIGNATURE | ALEXANDER K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Family and Consumer Sciences Education Texas Tech University Lubbock Texas USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6767-8682 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A critical science qualitative case study: Historical insights and future directions
Home Economics: A Definition (1979) was written by Marjorie Brown and Beatrice Paolucci to provide conceptual clarity to the profession. Their work resulted in an inaugural mission statement and three conceptual frameworks to guide thinking and practice, known as the Critical Science Approach (CSA). After 43 years, what the CSA means for the profession remains unclear. This qualitative study used a case study design to learn from scholars' histor…
Theses and dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences: 2024
The 2024 annual report of graduate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) at U.S. universities and colleges was initiated in August 2025. A list of 506 contacts was used for initial distribution. Direct emails were also sent to institutions that participated in the 2024 report. In total, 25 institutions submitted reports, with 23 of those reporting dissertation and thesis data. Data from the reporting institutions show that 1,155 graduate…
Career and education planning among young black women: Implications for FCS educators
This qualitative study investigated how young Black women experience career and education planning (CEP). Eight women from West Texas completed a career exploration and decision‐making learning experiences scale and participated in semi‐structured interviews. Findings from the data provided a contextualized understanding of CEP, indicating that career exploration and decision‐making learning experiences, work‐based learning, and social agents pos…
Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2024
The report of family and consumer sciences research from graduate programs documents valuable scholarly contributions to the profession's body of knowledge. The report has been compiled annually since 1992. Requests for the 2024 data began in August 2025 with a distribution list of 506 contacts at 162 U.S. universities and colleges with graduate family and consumer sciences programs. Reports from 25 institutions indicated 1,155 graduate degrees w…
Critical Science: A systematic literature review of empirical research (1979–2022)
The Critical Science Approach (CSA) was developed in 1979 with the intent to create a consistent conceptual identity unifying the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) profession's philosophy, knowledge, and practice. This systematic literature review examines empirical CSA research published between 1979 and 2022 to better understand what the CSA means for the profession. A total of 71 articles met the criteria with the CSA highly integrated in 22 …
Theses and dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences: 2023
Completion of family and consumer sciences graduate degrees and research has been collected annually and published in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal since 1992. Data collection for 2023 began in September 2024 when 528 emails were sent to contacts at 163 U.S. universities and colleges inviting FCS programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through submission of titles for theses and dissertat…
Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2023
Family and consumer sciences research from graduate theses and dissertations and the resulting degrees have been reported annually in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal since 1992. Requests for the 2023 data began in September 2024 when 528 email invitations were sent to contacts at 163 US universities and colleges with family and consumer sciences programs. Forty‐six institutions responded with data and reported that 1550 graduate…
Theses and dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences: 2022
Since 1992, completion of graduate student degrees and research in family and consumer sciences has been collected annually. Data collection for 2022 began in July 2023 when 549 e‐mail invitations were sent to contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges inviting family and consumer sciences programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through theses and dissertations. Twenty‐three institutions responded with d…
Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2022
Since 1992, information on graduate student degrees and family and consumer sciences research has been collected annually. Data collection for 2022 began in July 2023 when 549 e‐mail invitations were sent to contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges, inviting family and consumer sciences programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through theses and dissertations. Twenty‐three institutions responded with da…
The Relationship Between Past Experience, Empathy, and Attitudes Toward Poverty
BACKGROUND: Nursing educators commonly place service-learning and simulation experiences in prelicensure public health nursing courses. These experiences have varying degrees of success in targeting gaps in students' knowledge and attitudes regarding vulnerable populations. This study sought to identify factors that are associated with attitudes toward poverty and empathy scores of senior-level prelicensure nursing students to improve pedagogy in…
Theses and dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences: 2022
Since 1992, completion of graduate student degrees and research in family and consumer sciences has been collected annually. Data collection for 2022 began in July 2023 when 549 e‐mail invitations were sent to contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges inviting family and consumer sciences programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through theses and dissertations. Twenty‐three institutions responded with d…
Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2022
Since 1992, information on graduate student degrees and family and consumer sciences research has been collected annually. Data collection for 2022 began in July 2023 when 549 e‐mail invitations were sent to contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges, inviting family and consumer sciences programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through theses and dissertations. Twenty‐three institutions responded with da…
Critical Science: A systematic literature review of empirical research (1979–2022)
The Critical Science Approach (CSA) was developed in 1979 with the intent to create a consistent conceptual identity unifying the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) profession's philosophy, knowledge, and practice. This systematic literature review examines empirical CSA research published between 1979 and 2022 to better understand what the CSA means for the profession. A total of 71 articles met the criteria with the CSA highly integrated in 22 …
Theses and dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences: 2023
Completion of family and consumer sciences graduate degrees and research has been collected annually and published in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal since 1992. Data collection for 2023 began in September 2024 when 528 emails were sent to contacts at 163 U.S. universities and colleges inviting FCS programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through submission of titles for theses and dissertat…
Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2023
Family and consumer sciences research from graduate theses and dissertations and the resulting degrees have been reported annually in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal since 1992. Requests for the 2023 data began in September 2024 when 528 email invitations were sent to contacts at 163 US universities and colleges with family and consumer sciences programs. Forty‐six institutions responded with data and reported that 1550 graduate…
The Relationship Between Past Experience, Empathy, and Attitudes Toward Poverty
BACKGROUND: Nursing educators commonly place service-learning and simulation experiences in prelicensure public health nursing courses. These experiences have varying degrees of success in targeting gaps in students' knowledge and attitudes regarding vulnerable populations. This study sought to identify factors that are associated with attitudes toward poverty and empathy scores of senior-level prelicensure nursing students to improve pedagogy in…
Theses and dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences: 2022
Since 1992, completion of graduate student degrees and research in family and consumer sciences has been collected annually. Data collection for 2022 began in July 2023 when 549 e‐mail invitations were sent to contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges inviting family and consumer sciences programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through theses and dissertations. Twenty‐three institutions responded with d…
Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2022
Since 1992, information on graduate student degrees and family and consumer sciences research has been collected annually. Data collection for 2022 began in July 2023 when 549 e‐mail invitations were sent to contacts at 165 U.S. universities and colleges, inviting family and consumer sciences programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through theses and dissertations. Twenty‐three institutions responded with da…
Critical Science: A systematic literature review of empirical research (1979–2022)
The Critical Science Approach (CSA) was developed in 1979 with the intent to create a consistent conceptual identity unifying the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) profession's philosophy, knowledge, and practice. This systematic literature review examines empirical CSA research published between 1979 and 2022 to better understand what the CSA means for the profession. A total of 71 articles met the criteria with the CSA highly integrated in 22 …
Theses and dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences: 2023
Completion of family and consumer sciences graduate degrees and research has been collected annually and published in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal since 1992. Data collection for 2023 began in September 2024 when 528 emails were sent to contacts at 163 U.S. universities and colleges inviting FCS programs to report graduate program degree completions and research production through submission of titles for theses and dissertat…
Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2023
Family and consumer sciences research from graduate theses and dissertations and the resulting degrees have been reported annually in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal since 1992. Requests for the 2023 data began in September 2024 when 528 email invitations were sent to contacts at 163 US universities and colleges with family and consumer sciences programs. Forty‐six institutions responded with data and reported that 1550 graduate…
A critical science qualitative case study: Historical insights and future directions
Home Economics: A Definition (1979) was written by Marjorie Brown and Beatrice Paolucci to provide conceptual clarity to the profession. Their work resulted in an inaugural mission statement and three conceptual frameworks to guide thinking and practice, known as the Critical Science Approach (CSA). After 43 years, what the CSA means for the profession remains unclear. This qualitative study used a case study design to learn from scholars' histor…
Theses and dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences: 2024
The 2024 annual report of graduate programs in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) at U.S. universities and colleges was initiated in August 2025. A list of 506 contacts was used for initial distribution. Direct emails were also sent to institutions that participated in the 2024 report. In total, 25 institutions submitted reports, with 23 of those reporting dissertation and thesis data. Data from the reporting institutions show that 1,155 graduate…
Career and education planning among young black women: Implications for FCS educators
This qualitative study investigated how young Black women experience career and education planning (CEP). Eight women from West Texas completed a career exploration and decision‐making learning experiences scale and participated in semi‐structured interviews. Findings from the data provided a contextualized understanding of CEP, indicating that career exploration and decision‐making learning experiences, work‐based learning, and social agents pos…
Family and consumer sciences graduate research productivity in 2024
The report of family and consumer sciences research from graduate programs documents valuable scholarly contributions to the profession's body of knowledge. The report has been compiled annually since 1992. Requests for the 2024 data began in August 2025 with a distribution list of 506 contacts at 162 U.S. universities and colleges with graduate family and consumer sciences programs. Reports from 25 institutions indicated 1,155 graduate degrees w…
Psychology (8 works) · Architecture, Design, and Social History (6 works) · Medical education (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Family and consumer science (5 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (4 works) · Graduate research (4 works) · Graduate students (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works)