Student Self-Assessments and Personal Reflections after Taking a Family Life Education Methodology Course

Abstract

The senior-level capstone course, HDFS 442 Strategies of Family Life Education, in the Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) major at a small, private university in the Mid-Atlantic region meets the National Council on Family Relations’ family life education methodology content area for this Certified Family Life Educator-approved program. It also serves as the writing-intensive capstone course in the HDFS major. In addition to providing the details of the course, description, objectives, and assignments, the authors share feedback gleaned from student process papers collected at the end of the semester. Specifically, we highlight undergraduate students’ reflections on the impact of the course on revelations about themselves and their role as family life educators.