Unit Six: Parenting Education & Global Issues Unit Six Introduction Parents play an important role in the lives of their children. Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Despite the challenges, parenting can be one of lifes most rewarding experiences, but the knowledge and skills needed for good parenting do not necessarily come naturally. Most parents do not instinctively know how to be a parent or what to do when it comes to discipline, nurturing or any other issues that arise through the child-rearing years. Social changes have made it more difficult to rely on parenting techniques from the past. Fortunately, parents today have the benefit of unprecedented access to parenting resources and supports. Parenting education can help build the skill of parents. There is a need for awareness and understanding of global issues of concern to families including migration, changes in family structure, aging HIV/AIDS and armed conflicts and turbulence. Family has different meanings and definitions in each culture, but using theory helps us to understand families and their interactions with multifaceted environments. Since family life educators often partake in international educational experiences, it is important to be cognizant of various cultures and use educational methods that will be sensitive and effective with others. While the teaching methods may vary, the global concerns that affect families, affect us all no matter where we live. Unit Six Outcomes Upon completion of this unit you should be able to: 1. Outline design, implementation and evaluation of a parenting education program. 2. Outline specific strategies used in program design and implementation in various cultural groups. 3. Discuss the design, implementation and evaluation of a family life education program in consideration of cultural issues and societal issues. 4. Outline content, strengths & weaknesses of an online FLE program. 5. Review and rate the program for its usefulness. 6. Develop a Welcome Session and Goodbye Session for your program project. 6.1 Text/Media Textbook: Family Life Education: Working with Families across the Life Span Media Link: Parenting 24/7 https://parenting247.org/ Media Link: Text4Baby https://www.text4baby.org/index.html Instructions 1. Read and reflect on Chapters 11 & 12 of Family Life Education: Working with Families across the Life Span 2. Review the media links: Parenting 24/7 and Text4Baby. Assignments 6.4 Course Project: Welcome & Goodbye Sessions Introduction To gain experience in developing Family Life Education program, you will develop a FLE program based on theory and/or research. Your topic must fit within one of the ten content areas for CFLE, and should have been approved in Unit 2. In Units 1-6, you will be completing a Program Development Plan Assignment that will be used in designing, implementing and evaluating your program project. This week you will continue your instructional guide assignment by completing the welcome session and goodbye session for your course program project. Instructions 1. The Welcome Session allows the participants to get familiar with the program (e.g., description of the program, program vision, goal, objectives, and activities), the facilitators, and the other participants. An Ice Breaker Activity (titled) should also be included to allow for participants to get familiar with one another. The session should include a detailed breakdown of all activities, the amount of time spent on each activity, the total time for the entire session (i.e., 1.5 hours). Please include directions and a description of what will occur during each portion of the session. 2. The Goodbye Session allows the participants to process what they learned from the program, evaluate the entire program, and say goodbye to the group and facilitator. The session should include a breakdown of all activities (i.e., processing, evaluation, and saying goodbye) with brief directions for each activity, the amount of time spent on each activity, and the total time for the entire session (i.e., 1.5 hours). Please include directions and a description of what will occur during each portion of the session. Included in the session are evaluation materials that should include the following: o Develop a form to evaluate the program; that is, specific questions used to determine whether the intended audience has learned what the program intended. Students may choose the method of evaluation based on the techniques discussed in the text. o Two root questions per activity should be created, and adjusted to ascertain the participants level of knowledge before and after participating in the program. o Further, if parent and child or husband and wife participate, root questions should be adjusted for each individual. o All evaluation questions should be placed on one evaluation form. 3. Submit your assignment as a Word document.
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