Succeeding in Life and Career, 12th Edition

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• Develop essential life, career, and workplace skills for long-term personal success.
• Build confidence in communication, decision-making, goal setting, and financial responsibility.
• Apply real-world strategies to prepare for college, careers, and independent living.

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Title Overview

Succeeding in Life and Career: Foundations of Human Studies is an advanced-level comprehensive FCS text designed to help teens adjust to change as they become young adults. Relationships and personal development, lifespan development, resource management, wellness and nutrition, personal finance, fashion and apparel, and housing and transportation topics are included. Career readiness is a key area of focus in the text, along with introduction of the career clusters.

• Special features relate content to financial literacy, math, science, mental health, wellness, healthy living, life skills, and environmental topics.
• Critical thinking, 21st century applications, and portfolio building activities at the end of each chapter help students develop college and career readiness skills.
• Collaborative classroom learning and FCCLA participation are encouraged through chapter review activities.

Career Preparation

Resource Management

Relationships

Parenting, Child Care, and Guidance

Wellness and Nutrition

Personal Finance

Fashion and Apparel

Housing and Transportation

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South Carolina

About the Author

Frances Baynor Parnell was a secondary family and consumer sciences teacher for 32 years and served as department chair. She is president of Natural and Family Resources, Inc., which provides opportunities to be involved in cultures around the world. She has conducted research and completed a project on work and family skills to supplement family and consumer sciences education programs in North Carolina. In addition to writing this text and its supplements, Frances coauthored the book Guarding Your Own Mental Health in a Fast-Paced World. She has written numerous articles for professional publications. She has conducted many workshops and given frequent presentations.

She has also contributed her expertise and leadership to a number of professional and civic organizations, which have earned state and national recognition in areas of environmental concerns.

During her years of teaching, Frances has received such awards as the North Carolina Home Economics Teacher of the Year, the Outstanding Educator Award (from East Carolina University, where she received her B.S. and M.S. degrees), and the Frances Hutchinson Teacher of the Year Award.

Course Content

The text includes short, focused features to provide students with practical knowledge and skills: Financial Literacy, Mental Health Awareness, Healthy Living, Life Skills, Living Green, 21st Century Skills, Math Connection, and Science Connection.

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