Foundations of Family Life Education
Chapter 1: Historical and Philosophical Perpectives
| Defining Family Life Education |
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| A Brief History of Outreach Family Life Education |
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| Evolution in the Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge about Families |
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| Varied Approaches or Roles in Family Life Education |
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| Developing a Working Philosophy for Outreach Family Life Education |
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Development of Family Life Education Programs
Chapter 2: Designing Comprehensive Family Life Education Prevention Programs
| The Science and Profession of Prevention |
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| Prevention Education Models in FLE |
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| A Comprehensive Model for the Design of Family Life Prevention Programs |
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| Assessing Elements of Program Quality in Existing Programs |
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| Characteristics of Strong, Sustainable Family Life Education Programs |
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Chapter 3: Principles of Program Evaluation
| Evaluation as Friend and Foe: Stereotypes and Opportunities |
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| Establishing the Target: Vision and Goals |
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| Getting Specific: Program Goals and Objectives |
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| An Example of an Evaluation Framework in Parenting |
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| Defining the Kind of Information Needed: The Evaluation Questions |
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| The Logic Model Approach to Evaluation |
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| Innovations in Evaluation |
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Implementing Family Education Programs
Chapter 4: Designing Effective Instruction
| First Principles of Instruction |
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Chapter 5: Engaging an Audience
| What Changes People? Challenging Ideas from Personality Theories |
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| Relationships as the Basis for Helping |
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Chapter 6: Teaching Skills and Tools in Family Life Education
| Select Methods for Family Life Education |
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Chapter 7: Working with Diverse Audiences
| Sensitizing to Differences |
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| Diversity of Learning Styles |
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| Programming for Diversity |
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Content and Contexts for FLE Programs
Chapter 8: Education for Personal Well-Being: Flourishing People Make Better Family Members
| The Practical Messages of Positive Psychology |
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Chapter 9: Marriage and Relationship Education
| Early Beginnings of Marriage and Relationship Education |
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| Current Theoretical and Empirical Foundations and Models for Practice |
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| Examples of the Three Emphases: Foundational Processes for Enduring Marriages |
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| Effectiveness of Marriage and Relationship Education |
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| Extension Service Programs and Results |
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| Creating Your Own Marriage and Relationship Education Program |
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| Challenges for the Future and Future Directions |
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Chapter 10: Parenting Education
| History and Current State of Parenting Education |
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| Understanding Effective Parenting |
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| Understanding Effective Parenting Education |
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| Theoretical Models of Parenting Education |
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| Qualities and Competencies of an Effective Parent Educator |
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| Effective Delivery Formats |
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| Populations Served By Parenting Education |
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| Effectiveness of Parenting Programs |
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| Evaluating Parenting Education Resources and Curricula |
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| Conclusion and Future Challenges |
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Chapter 11: Sexuality Education
| Sexuality Education Historical Overview |
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| Why Is Sexuality Education Important? |
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| Contemporary Theoretic al Perspectives Used in Programming |
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| Sexuality Education Programs |
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| Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention |
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| Youth Development Programs |
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| Child Sexual Abuse Prevention |
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| Parent-Based Sexuality Education |
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| Best Practices in Sexuality Education |
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Chapter 12: Family Life Education on the Technological Frontier
| The Technological Landscape |
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| Assessing the Credibility of Online Programs for Family Life Education |
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| Developing Online Programs for Family Life Education |
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Chapter 13: Working with the Media in Family Life Education
| Mass Media and Outreach Family Life Education |
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| Understanding Traditional Media: Walk a Mile in its Shoes |
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| Working with Traditional Media: Playing on the Same Team |
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| Using Social Media in FLE |
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Chapter 14: Writing for the Lay Audience
| Purposes of Written Material |
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| Examples of Effective Writing |
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Chapter 15: Creating Effective Collaborative Partnerships
| Defining the Collaborative Process |
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| Advantages of Collaboration |
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| Challenges to Collaboration |
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| A Community Linkages Framework |
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| Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Collaboration |
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| Getting Started: Steps for Creating Effective Collaborative Partnerships |
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| An Example of an Effective Family Life Education Collaboration |
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Chapter 16: Marketing Family Life Principles, Practices, and Programs
| Crafting Marketing Messages to Foster Change |
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Chapter 17: Narratives of Family Life Educators
| Where Do Family Life Educators Work? Venues, Settings, & Profiles |
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| Pathways into the Profession of FLE - The Authors |
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Chapter 18: Helping Others Find Their Place in Family Life Education
| Great FLE Mentors We Have Known |
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| Scholarship on Mentoring: The Science and the Art |
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| Helping FLEs Along Their Journey |
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| Voices from the Field: What Some FLEs are Doing as Mentors |
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| What Departments and Others Can Do |
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Chapter 19: Improving the Practice of Family Life Education
| Professionalization of Family Life Education |
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| Marketing of FLE Principles, Practices, and Programs |
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| Reaching Diverse, Underserved Audiences |
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