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Provided: Parents of children aged 2-5 years are targeted in the
BEE Project. Two educators, a parent educator and a child educator,
work as a team with parent and child. They work from a specially equipped
van and travel to each family's home for visits. Semi-structured discussions
between the parent and the parent educator cover parenting issues.
Each family is enrolled for ten one-hour visits, once per week. The
full program lasts approximately three months with each family. The
first two lessons are structured and standard for all families. Discussions
are mostly based on the "Principles of Parenting" curriculum.
Two supplemental curricula include "Building Strong Families"
and "Basic Parenting."
The child educator works with the child through play and teaching. The child educator follows lesson plans, which include structured, developmentally appropriate tasks for the child. At the end of each session, the parent and child and the educators come together. The child educator models questions to ask the child, and they generally go over topics discussed. Over 750 families have been reached during the five years of the project. |
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primary program goal is parenting education, with focus on school
readiness. Specifically: 1) Changes in attitudes about guidance, 2) Changes in attitudes and reported behaviors about nurturing (involvement with child, attention, affection, understanding), 3) Parents' school readying behaviors and how they relate with child school readiness. |
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intake interview (pre-program) is done by the parent educator
with the parent at the first visit. This interview collects information
on: At the end of the program, parents are again asked questions to assess change about attitudes and what they do to get the child ready for school. Additional questions ask what they liked the most about the program, what they found most valuable in what they learned, what has changed, what do they do differently now, etc. All interviews are done by the parent educator; no information is collected from the children. Useful evaluation results are shared with project staff and stakeholders in a powerpoint presentation. The presentation focuses on strengths and needs for program improvement as indicated comparing pre-program and post-program parental responses to specific interview questions. This helps staff and stakeholders see who is being served and determine additional program needs, as well as reveals how the participating families are impacted. To see one of these Powerpoint presentations, please click here. |
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Documentation in grant proposal writing | |||
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Reports to collaborators and funders | |||
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| Ellen
Abell Extension Specialist & Associate Professor Director, Family Child Care Partnerships 203 Spidle Hall Auburn University, AL 36849-5604 Phone:(334)844-4480 Fax:(334)844-4515 E-Mail: abellel@auburn.edu |
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