Process Evaluation of a Prison Parenting Education Program for Women

Abstract

Most women experiencing incarceration are mothers, and concerns about their children are a primary focus. The aim of this paper is to describe the process evaluation of a parenting education program in a prison setting. The Mothers Matter parenting education program was co-designed based on the preferences of the women in an Australian prison. The program is strengths-based, with a trauma-informed approach and accommodates cultural diversity. Most women who participated in the program were positive about the program and reported increased connections with their children and family, releasing guilt after apologising to their children, using self-care techniques, and were wanting to continue learning. Program fidelity was assessed through observation of the program. A logic model of the short- and medium-term outcomes is presented as well as the mechanisms of impact that can be used to strengthen future parenting education programs and evaluations.

Assessing the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains: a perspective from the smallholder cocoa farmer

“…However, within the literature, a uniform understanding of the definition and implementation process is lacking (Harrison, 2011;European Commission, 2022a;Schwarz et al, 2022). Additionally, some studies (Springer-Heinze et al, 2003;Stewart et al, 2004;Wagner et al, 2019;Barnett et al, 2020;Truong et al, 2021;Lovell et al, 2023) employ a framework in the form of an impact pathway, also known as a logic model, to systematically analyze the potential effects of new programs. Thereby, the identified implications are distinguished within a temporal dimension (Ebrahim and Rangan, 2014;Nelson et al, 2014).…”

“…Our findings were then organized through a logic model. The logic model has been proven to be an appropriate method in various studies (Springer-Heinze et al, 2003;Stewart et al, 2004;Wagner et al, 2019;Barnett et al, 2020;Truong et al, 2021;Lovell et al, 2023), especially for assessing different kinds of new programs to identify potential effects (Stewart et al, 2004;Ebrahim and Rangan, 2014;Barnett et al, 2020;Truong et al, 2021;Lovell et al, 2023). Subsequently, we discussed the potential outputs, outcomes, and impacts of the LkSG on smallholder cocoa farmers in West Africa.…”