Generations of Families: A Teaching Project and Photograph Exhibition

Authors

Carolyn P. Edwards, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Kay Springate, Eastern Kentucky University

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1998

Comments

Published in JOURNAL OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES WINTER 1998, pp. 105-112.

Abstract

"Generations of Families" was a collaborative project involving university and community partners. University of Kentucky students worked with public and private local agencies, leaders, and citizens to collect, catalog, label, and display treasured family photographs of local citizens. The final product consisted of five separate displays totaling hundreds of framed or mounted photographs. The project supported the development of cross-cultural competence and professional skills by Family and Consumer Sciences students. The project achieved significant impact, as measured by community response, exit interviews, and analysis of student journals.