Educational Programs for Parenting

Pre-requisites: No special conditions

Course objectives: Developing the knowledge and skills for research of parenting, creating and implementing educational programs for the development of parenting and for the improvement of family socialization

Course description: Contemporary theories about parenting. Theoretical foundations for the creation of educational programs for parenting. Issues of defining the goals of educational programs for parenting. The values in educational programs for parenting. Educational needs of parents as the basis for creating the content of educational programs for parenting. The effects of educational programs for parenting. Evaluation of educational programs for parenting.

Learning Outcomes: After the course, student will be able to explore the phenomenological aspects of parenting, and apply different theoretical approaches in creating educational programs for parenting; student also will be able to use different methods for determining the educational needs of parents and various procedures for the evaluation of educational programs for parenting

Literature/Reading:

• Behrendt, L. (2009). It Takes a Village: Assets for Parent Education. Family Science Review, 14 (2), 46-60
• Bunting, L. (2004). Parenting Programmes: The best Available Evidence. Child Care in Practice, 10 (4), 327-343
• Goddard, H. W, Myers-Walls, J. A, Lee, T. R. (2004). Parenting: Have we arrived? Or do we continue the journey?. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, (33), 21-38
• Goddard, H. W, Marshall, J. P. (2006). The parenting journey: using the best of print and electronic resources to train parents. Journal of Teaching in Marriage and Family, (6), 81-99.
• Doherty, W. J. (1995). Boundaries between Parent and Family Education and Family Therapy: The Levels of Family Involvement Model. Family Relations, 44 (4), 353-358
• Medić, S. (2007). Teorija porodičnog vaspitanja – tačke ukrštanja na putu razvoja pedagogije i andragogije. Andragogija na početku trećeg milenijuma, 223-237.
• Medić, S, Matejić-Đuričić, Z, Vlaović-Vasiljević, D. (1997). Škola za roditelje – socio-edukativni program za porodicu. Beograd: Institut za pedagogiju i andragogiju
• Miller, S, Sambell, K. (2003). What do Parents Feel they Need? Implications of Parents’ Perspectives for the Facilitation of Parenting Programmes. Children and Society, 17, 32-44.
• Smith, C, Perou, R, Lesesne, C. (2002) Parent Education, in: Bornstein Marc (Ed.) Handbook of Parenting, Second Edition, Volume 4, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers
• Stolz, H. E. (2011). Parenting Education, In: S.F. Duncan, H.W. Goddard (Eds.) Family Life Education - Principles and Practices for Effective Outreach. London: SAGE Publications
• Forehand, R, Kotchick, B. A. (2002) Behavioral Parent Training: Current Challenges and Potential Solutions, Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11 (4), 377-384.
• Heath, H, Palm, G. (2006). Future challenges for parenting education and support. Child Welfare, (85).
• Hoard, D, Shepard, K. N.(2005) Parent Education as parent-centered prevention: A review of school related outcomes. School Psychology Quartely, 20 (4), 434-454
• Medić, S. (1993). The family between therapy and education. Global Dialogue - Diversity and Unit. Athens, Greece
• Campbell, D., Palm, G. (2003). Group Parent Education: Promoting Parent Learning and Support. SAGE Publications