These books have used a "cook-book" approach that is frequently oblivious to environmental conditions that influence behavior or take into account the individual differences of the children or families involved.
The book builds upon the rich traditions of group parent education while incorporating contemporary theory and practice.
Comprised of 14 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the parent education movement as well as several prototype programs and some ethical issues.
This is the first book to provide a multidisciplinary, critical, and global overview of evidence-based parenting education (PEd) programs.
This book describes the global aims of early parenting education.
This might be related to Bell's bidirectional theory (Bell, 1968; Bell & Harper, 1977), which suggests that not only do adults influence child behavior, but children influence adult behavior. Therefore, disturbed children probably can ...
A Source Book Angela L. Carrasquillo, Clement B. London ... AngelaL. Carrasquillo Clement B. G.London INTRODUCTION Traditionally, parents have been expectedtodelegatetheresponsibility for educating their children. Preface.
A candid guide for parents on how to get actively involved in a child's education outlines strategies for building positive relationships with teachers and schools while providing step-by-step instructions for identifying a student's ...
Intended for use by community organizers, parent-child advocates, parents, teacher education programs, and field experience classes, this book discusses after-school programs designed to assist students in completing homework, aid youth in ...
Based on an in-depth study of 25 existing parent education programs, this insightful volume provides dozens of practical suggestions for planning, evaluating, and strengthening parent programs designed to prevent child...