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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