Family Life Education : Principles and Practices for Effective Outreach

by Stephen F. Duncan

• ISBN13: 9781412979085
• ISBN10: 1412979080
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-27
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Drawing on the best scholarship and their own years of professional experience, the authors of this thoroughly updated edition begin by discussing the foundations of family life education and encourage readers to develop their own outreach philosophies. The book then helps readers learn principles and methods for reaching out to the public and how to form and use community collaborations and use principles of social marketing to promote programs. The Second Edition contains five new chapters on education for personal well-being, marriage and relationship education, parenting education, sexuality education, and narratives of family life educators. The authors' practical, hands-on experience is used to demonstrate how readers can put principles from the latest and best scholarship into action and reinforced with the Interactive Explorations sections throughout.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Family Life Education

Historical and Philosophical Perspectives

Defining Family Life Education

A Brief History of Outreach Family Life Education

Evolution in the Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge about Families

Varied Approaches or ARoles@ in Family Life Education

Developing a Working Philosophy for Outreach Family Life Education

Development of Family Life Education Programs

Designing Comprehensive Family Life Education Prevention Programs

The Science and Profession of Prevention

Prevention Education Models in FLE

A Comprehensive Model for the Design of Family Life Prevention Programs

Assessing Elements of Program Quality in Existing Programs

Characteristics of Strong, Sustainable Family Life Education Programs

Conclusion

Explorations

Principles of Program Evaluation

Evaluation as Friend and Foe: Stereotypes and Opportunities

Establishing the Target: Vision and Goals

Developing a Vision

Getting Specific: Program Goals and Objectives

An Example of an Evaluation Framework in Parenting

Defining the Kind of Information Needed: The Evaluation Questions

The Logic Model Approach to Evaluation

Innovations in Evaluation

Using Evaluation Data

Conclusion

Explorations

Implementing Family Life Education Programs

Designing Effective Instruction

Component Display Theory

First Principles of Instruction

A Definition of Class and Classism

Explorations

Engaging an Audience

The Art of Teaching

What Changes People? Challenging Ideas from Personality Theories

Relationships as the Basis for Helping

Practical Applications

Conclusion

Explorations

Teaching Skills and Tools in Family Life Education

Select Methods for Family Life Education

Conclusion

Explorations

Working with Diverse Audiences

Sensitizing to Differences

Diversity of Learning Styles

Diversity of Learning Styles

Skilled Dialogue

Group FLE Examples

Programming for Diversity

Conclusion

Content and Contexts for Fle Programs

Education for Personal Well-Being: Flourishing People Make Better Family Members

Models of Well-Being

The Practical Messages of Positive Psychology

Educational Frameworks

Conclusion

Explorations

Marriage and Relationship Education by Stephen F. Duncan, Alan J. Hawkins, & H. Wallace Goddard

Early Beginnings of Marriage and Relationship Education

Current Theoretical and Empirical Foundations and Models for Practice

Examples of the Three Emphases: Foundational Processes for Enduring Marriages

Educational Frameworks

Programs and Approaches

Effectiveness of Marriage and Relationship Education

Extension Service Programs and Results

Creating Your Own Marriage and Relationship Education Program

Challenges for the Future and Future Directions

Explorations

Parenting Education by Heidi E. Stolz

History and Current State of Parenting Education

Understanding Effective Parenting

Understanding Effective Parenting Education

Theoretical Models of Parenting Education

Evaluating Parenting Education Resources and Curricula

Summary and Future Challenges

Explorations

Sexuality Education by Susan Calahan

Sexuality Education Historical Overview

Why is Sexuality Education Important?

Contemporary Theoretical Perspectives Used in Programming

Sexuality Education Programs

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

STDs and HIV/AIDS Prevention

Youth Development Programs

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

Parent-Based Sexuality Education

Best Practices in Sexuality Education

Conclusion

Explorations

Family Life Education on the Technological Frontier by Steven Dennis and Aaron Ebata

The Technological Landscape

Assessing the Credibility of Online Programs for Family Life Education

Developing Online Programs for Family Life Education

Conclusion

Explorations

Working with the Media in Family Life Education by Tonya Fischio

Mass Media and Outreach Family Life Education

Understanding Traditional Media: Walk a Mile in its Shoes

Working with the Media: Playing on the Same Team

Writing Guidelines

Media Interviews

Conclusion

Explorations

Writing for the Lay Audience

Purposes of Written Material

Tips on Writing

Examples of Effective Writing

Conclusion

Explorations

Promoting, Marketing, and Sustaining Fle Programs

Creating Effective Collaborative Partnerships

Defining the Collaborative Process

Advantages of Collaboration

Challenges to Collaboration

A Community Linkages Framework

Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Collaboration

Getting Started: Steps for Creating Effective Collaborative Partnerships

Examples of Effective Family Life Education Collaborations

Conclusion

Explorations

Marketing Family Life Principles, Practices, and Programs

The Social Marketing Mix

Crafting Marketing Messages to Foster Change

Conclusion

Explorations

Narratives of Family Life Educators

Where Do Family Life Educators Work? Venues, Settings, & Profiles

Pathways into the Profession of FLE - the Authors

Conclusion

Explorations

Improving the Practice of Family Life Education

Professionalization of Family Life Education

Program Rigor

Program Effectiveness

Marketing of FLE Principles, Practices, and Programs

Reaching Diverse, Underserved Audiences

Conclusion

Explorations

A Statement of Principles by H. Wallace Goddard and Charles A. Smith

Family Life Education Content Areas: Content and Practice

Family Life Education Program Resource Review Form

A Selection of Favorite Movie Clips for Family Life Education

Ethics and Family Life Education

References

Name Index

Subject Index

About the Authors

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