Understandings of Efficacy: Cross-National Perspectives on "What Works" in Supporting Parents and Families

Autor/inn/en	Boddy, Janet; Smith, Marjorie; Statham, June
Titel	Understandings of Efficacy: Cross-National Perspectives on "What Works" in Supporting Parents and Families
Quelle	In: Ethics and Education, 6 (2011) 2, S.181-196 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-9642
DOI	10.1080/17449642.2011.622992
Schlagwörter	Child Rearing; Foreign Countries; Program Effectiveness; Best Practices; Delivery Systems; Comparative Analysis; Comparative Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Parenting Skills; Parent Education; Family Life Education; Family Programs; Quasiexperimental Design; Program Evaluation; Public Policy; Educational Practices; Denmark; France; Germany; Italy; Netherlands; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Ausland; Auslieferung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Family education; Education within the family; Familienerziehung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Öffentliche Ordnung; Bildungspraxis; Dänemark; Frankreich; Deutschland; Italien; Niederlande
Abstract	The research literature on parenting support typically focuses on English-speaking countries, such as England, the United States and Australia. This article draws on a review, commissioned by the English government, which examined policies and services to support parenting in five European countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, and considered the evidence for effectiveness. In exploring differences between the five countries, and with England, this article raises questions about the way in which understandings of "what works" can inform the ways in which support for parents and families is designed and delivered. An emphasis on formal outcome evaluations, as in England, favours the use of standardised parenting programmes, which are more amenable to evaluation of effectiveness using quasi-experimental research designs. In some other European countries, support for parents and families is embedded in universal service provision, rather than a discrete, time-limited "intervention", and hence evaluation is more likely to involve assessment of individual progress (is this working for this family?) rather than assessment of the overall efficiency of a standardised programme. (Contains 11 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10