Evaluating a training program for parental educators.

R A Fox; E P Hennick

doi:10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3f.1143

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Evaluating a training program for parental educators.

R A Fox·E P Hennick

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This paper describes and evaluates a training program for parental educators to teach parenting classes for families with children 1 to 5 years of age. Six staff and parent volunteers from a family resource center participated. Evaluations of the training program showed improved knowledge and increased comfort in teaching parenting classes. Two graduates of the training program led a 10-week series of parenting classes. Parents in their class series (n = 9) significantly reduced their reported use of verbal and corporal punishment, increased their nurturing, and improved their perceptions of their children's behavior. These results were similar to those from a series of similar classes for 15 parents led by a university instructor. Results are discussed in terms of research needs for training qualified parental educators.

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Child Behavior Disorders Child, Preschool Curriculum Female Humans Infant Inservice Training Male Parenting Parents Program Evaluation Volunteers Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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R A Fox, E P Hennick. 1996. Evaluating a training program for parental educators.. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1996.79.3f.1143

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