A History and Evaluation of Parent Education

Croake, James W.; Glover, Kenneth E.

doi:10.2307/583363

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“…A criticism of popular literature and parent education in general is that it addresses parents as a homogeneous group rather than as individuals with unique needs and situations (e.g., single parents, working mothers, members of minorities, etc.) (Clarke-Stewart, 1978;Croake and Glover, 1977). The data from this study support that criticism: 83 percent of the articles were directed primarily to parents or people in general.…”

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“…She wrote: &dquo;Although the experts may be sympathetic and reassuring, they are, after all, 'the experts' and in possession of 'the answers' &dquo; (p. 367). In the same article, Clarke-Stewart asserted that parents should be &dquo;systematically skeptical&dquo; and &dquo;analytically critical&dquo; of the advice handed down by &dquo;authorities.&dquo; This is a paradox since parent educators are urged to reach wide audiences (Croake and Glover, 1977), yet parents are warned to be suspicious of the information presented. One credit to the popular press as a whole is that sources of evidence were cited for all but three percent of the articles surveyed.…”

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A Content Analysis Of Childrearing Information In Popular Magazines

Carlson¹,

Crase

1983

Home Economics Research Journal

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This study describes childrearing information in contemporary popular literature, using a content analysis of information appearing in seven popular magazines. Half of the articles addressed topics parents expressed as needs or concerns. Parents were addressed as a homogeneous group; nearly half of the articles failed to include age‐specific information. Medical doctors were the most frequent writers and information sources. The majority of articles failed to cite research; magazine staff writers were most likely, and professionals least likely, to cite research. Over a third of the articles were positive rather than remedial. The majority failed to recognize individual differences in children/parents.

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A Content Analysis Of Childrearing Information In Popular Magazines

Carlson¹,

Crase

1983

Home Economics Research Journal

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“…Using this method, parents can remain friendly with their children and sympathetic to their problems. When children must cope with the results of their behavior they focus on themselves, not on their parents, and develop independence and responsibility (Croake and Glover, 1977;Dreikurs and Solz, 1964). …”

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Parent counseling as a means of change: A study of an Adlerian approach

Magen

Levin

Yeshurun³

1991

Int J Adv Counselling

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The study investigated the effectiveness of a parent education program at the Adlerian Institute for Parents located in Israel. The major hypothesis was that participation in the counseling program would improve children's behavior as perceived by their parents. The subjects were 69 parents (50 mothers and 19 fathers) who attended classes for eight months. The parents' behavioral perceptions were measured by the Family Relationship Index (FRI) questionnaire (Corsini, 1975(Corsini, , 1985. Following the intervention, parents perceived both their older and younger children as less difficult, both according to a global measure and regarding specific behavioral areas. However. in distinguishing between problematic and non-problematic children's behavior, the former were viewed as improved, whereas the latter evidenced a tendency toward a slight deterioration in behavior. The implications of the findings and directions for future research were discussed.

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“…Researchers have illustrated that changes in parental attitudes in the parent-child relationship lead to changes in their children's attitudes, feelings, and behavior (Croake & Glover, 1977). Because parents are significant others for children, it seems reasonable that the self-esteem of children can be enhanced if their parents participate in group counseling sessions that help parents deal with issues of divorce and develop better relationships with their children.…”

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