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Abstract
This study was designed to provide a historical perspective of parent education and to identify barriers to participation as they relate to Iowa. This study came about as a result of the low response level to parent education programs in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo community.
The study was specifically limited to 22 parent education facilitators who are members of the Iowa Chapter, National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse. A questionnaire was designed which gathered parent education facilitator's perceptions of barriers to participation with regard to their respective programs. The respondents were also asked: (a) how those barriers are addressed, (b) type of program utilized by the agency, (c) makeup of their target audience, (d) community awareness of parent education programs (e) availability of parent education programs, (f) identification of barriers to program participation and how those barriers are addressed, (g) the percentage of participants who complete the program and what percentage of them are mandated or voluntary, (h) the number of participants involved at any given time, (i) the qualifications of program facilitators and whether they are paid or volunteer and, (j) the method of program evaluation. The reported barriers were: (a) the time commitment required by programs is too extensive, (b) parents feel that attending parent education programs is admitting failure, (c) apathy of parents towards children and the amount of time required by parents to build effective communication and relationship skills, (d) securing child care, transportation, and language.
Year of Submission
1992
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Master of Arts
Date Original
7-1992
Object Description
1 PDF (iv, 69 pages)
Copyright
©1992 Marisa Rivera
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Rivera, Marisa, "Parent Education: A Historical Perspective and the Perceptions of Parent Education Facilitators toward Program Participation in Iowa" (1992). Graduate Research Papers. 4404.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4404
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