Volume
36
Issue
5
Abstract
Although Extension professionals have been conducting parenting education programs for decades, there are new concerns among parents, greater diversity among families, and a need to learn how to plan for specific parent needs and evaluate the success of the parenting initiative. The National Network for Family Resiliency (NNFR) has provided some direction in program evaluation by providing an evaluative decision framework. This article describes two Extension agents' efforts to apply the concepts of the NNFR framework to parenting education programs. One pilot project used focus group interviews and a summative paper and pencil evaluation while the second group used a pre- and post-test measuring parental self-esteem and child development knowledge. What resulted from both programs were gain scores, reports of plans to use newly learned skills, positive comments about the planning process and involved parents willing to attend, learn, and to seek additional information at the completion of the program.
Recommended Citation
DeBord, K., Roseboro, J. D., & Wicker, K. M. (1998). Creative Approaches to Parenting Education. The Journal of Extension, 36(5), Article 3. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol36/iss5/3
