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What works for whom? [electronic resource] : promising practices in parenting education / Betsy Mann ; [editor, Janice MacAulay].
This report attempts to draw out the current knowledge about what is most effective when working with parents of young children living in circumstances with multiple challenges.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 electronic text (77 p.) : digital file.
- Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs, c2008
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-76). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Executive summary -- Introduction. Promising practices; Focus on group programs; Focus on parents in challenging circumstances; Contribution of family support literature; National survey of parenting facilitators; Evidence-based programs and practices; The experimental method; Qualitative evidence; Practice wisdom; Family support principles; Effectiveness, what works? -- What are the reasons for offering parenting education? -- What theories inform parenting education? Learning theory; Change theory --For whom are programs offered? Universal needs; High priority; Specific and urgent needs of participants -- What content works? A good fit; Content designed for primary prevention; Parents facing multiple stressors; Content related to culture; Content for fathers; Evaluating measures as content -- When are parents most ready for programs? Transition points; Stages in the change process. How should programs be implemented? Links with other supports; Complementary programming for children; Process variables. Getting participants to come; Getting participants to keep coming; Helping participants to engage and learn; Helping participants to apply what they learn; Helping participants to sustain learning -- Recommendations for futher research -- Annotated bibliography -- Addendum to annotated bibliography -- Bibliography. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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