CHFD350 Week 1 Assignment What is Family Life Education Collage

Demonstrate your newfound understanding of family life education by creatively constructing a collage which showcases your understanding of concepts presented during week 1. In constructing your collage you may utilize an online tool (e.g. animoto, voicethread etc.), Powerpoint or other creative avenue to display your collage and answer the question, What is Family Life Education? Utilize scholarly resources (peer reviewed research articles, textbooks, articles from the weekly Lessons tab) to complete this assignment.

Through the pictures selected, identify at least 5 family life education principles that are important to the field.

Provide a 200 word caption for each picture. Include APA formatted in-text citations (NO direct quotes-- please paraphrase) to support the information discussed in your captions.

Include an APA formatted reference slide with at least 2 scholarly resources at the end of the submission.

  

CHFD350 Week 2 Philosophy Statement

 

Instructions

Follow the guidelines below and design your own working philoso­phy of family life education. Draw from the following questions/ideas and include at least THREE to develop your philosophy statement: (Duncan, S. F., & Goddard, H. W. 2011 p. 24)

• What are my beliefs about the family and the nature and quality of family life and the human experience?

•           What is a "family"? How important are families? What values do I hold regarding families and the human experience? What does it mean to be human?

• What are my beliefs about the purpose of FLE?

•           What is the nature of FLE? What value does FLE have in com­munities? Is it to provide insight, skills, and knowledge? Is it to change behavior? How "interventionist" should FLE be?

• What are my beliefs about the content of FLE?

•           Of what value is university-based theory and research to families? Of what value is the lived experience of individuals, families, and communities, and how can it become part of the content of FLE? How do my personal values regarding families and the human experience infl uence the content I select?

• What are my beliefs about the process of learning for families in outreach settings?

•           How do individuals and families learn most effectively? What teaching strategies have the greatest impact? How important are learning goals and evaluation in these processes? What assumptions do I hold about learners?

Duncan, S. F., & Goddard, H. W. (2011). Family Life Education : Principles and Practices for Effective Outreach. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, Inc. p. 24

Using APA formatting, include a title page, body (with intro and conclusion), in- text citations (NO direct quotes-- please paraphrase) and reference page with a minimum of 2 scholarly resources (textbooks, peer reviewed research articles-- using the APUS online library is recommended). Submission should be 2-3 pages in length. 

  

CHFD350 Week 2 Discussion Theories

 Research one of the following theories (I recommend you go by the first letter of your last name so we get variety in our discussion, but this is not required). Provide an overview of the theory. Share its relevance to the field of Family Life Education.

Support your position with  in-text citations and references.   It is not sufficient to simply provide your opinion.  Supporting your position is required for each forum. NO DIRECT QUOTES, please-- paraphrase and properly cite the information.

Family Systems Theory   (A-D)

Human Ecology Theory  (E-G)

Exchange Theory  (H-K)

Family Development Theory   (L-N)

Social Learning Theory    (O-R)

Moral Development Theory   (S-Z)

  

CHFD350 Week 3 Discussion Needs Assessment

Family Life Education should address both individual/family needs and thus a needs assessment can help one identify what those needs are. This could vary greatly because of diversity in families. Describe which elements are crucial to conducting a comprehensive needs analysis, with emphasis on felt, ascribed and future needs.
Support your position with  in-text citations and references.   It is not sufficient to simply provide your opinion.  Supporting your position is required for each forum. NO DIRECT QUOTES, please-- paraphrase and properly cite the information.

Discussion post with references and citations. It also includes 2 replies to other student's posts.

   

CHFD350 Week 4 Discussion Planning for Family Diversity

Family life education is relevant across the lifespan, is inclusive of all types of families, and is designed to meet the needs of the target audience (Arcus, Schvaneveldt, & Moss, 1993).
Reflecting on your reading coupled with outside research, what are some best practices (actions) in creating and presenting a strengths based and culturally aware program for the diverse families served in programs today?

Discussion post with references and citations. It also includes 2 replies to other student's posts.

  

CHFD350 Week 5 Assignment Program Evaluation

Program Evaluation

Instructions

Select a program within the realm of family life education to review and evaluate. This may be a program within your local community or you may conduct a search for one online. Discuss the purpose/goal of the program, its primary audience and what activities or tools are used in the program. Share at least three strengths and three weaknesses of the program. 

Using APA formatting, include a title page, body (with intro and conclusion), in- text citations (NO direct quotes-- please paraphrase) and reference page with a minimum of 2 scholarly references (textbooks, peer reviewed research articles-- using the APUS online library is recommended). Submission should be 2-3 pages in length.  **Please note that APA guidelines for student papers have recently changed. Please use this as a guide: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/documents/APA%207%20Student%20Sample%20Paper.pdf

  

CHFD350 Week 5 Discussion Evaluation

Discuss the 5- Tiered Approach to program evaluation. Describe the difference between summative and formative evaluation and how these concepts fit into this particular approach.

Discussion post with references and citations. It also includes 2 replies to other student's posts.

 

CHFD350 Week 6 Discussion Sexuality Education

Is there a difference between sex education and sexuality education? Why is this a topic which is important to the field of Family Life Education? What challenges may arise as Family Life Educators seek to provide education and support on this subject?

Discussion post with references and citations. It also includes 2 replies to other student's posts.

  

CHFD350 Week 7 Assignment Family Life Education Proposal

Week 7: Family Life Education Proposal

Instructions

Review the 10 Family Life Education content areas at:

http://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/news/FLE_Content_Areas_2011.pdf

Choose one of the 10 FLE content areas, and design and discuss (this means you are creating a program-- not just discussing the content area) an educational program that addresses that area. Provide a description of program,drawing from at least 7 of these ideas:

• What FLE content area are you addressing?
• Of all the needs that families and individual have, why did you choose this topic?
• Why do you feel there is a need for this kind of program?
• Can you point to any similar existing programs?  How will yours be different or better?
• Goals of the Program:  what do you hope participants gain by participating?
• Target audience:  families, kids, teachers, siblings?
• Why do you think this is the right audience?
• Format: face-to-face meetings (one or more?), online, phone, booklet, blog, newsletter, video?
• Why do you think this is the right format?
• What topics will you cover?  Why?
• What kinds of people can you enlist to help you make this program stronger?
• What kind of funding will you need?  Who might provide that funding?
• What do you think the strengths of your program will be?  What will the weaknesses be?
• After the program is over, how will you assess if it met its goals?

Using APA formatting, include a title page, body (with intro and conclusion), in- text citations (NO direct quotes-- please paraphrase) and reference page with a minimum of 2 scholarly references (textbooks, peer reviewed research articles-- using the APUS online library is recommended). Submission should be 2-3 pages in length.

  

CHFD350 Week 7 Discussion Relationships, Marriages & Parenting Education

Preventative programs are often structured, include experiential activities, have a cognitive focus, are time limited and are often economical. Some professionals further divide preventative programs into :
Primary – programs that focus on issues before difficulties occur
Secondary - program that focus on couples or families that may be at risk
Share your knowledge of a marriage or parenting program that fits into one of these categories, or discuss one hypothetically. Why is such a program so vital to the well-being of family members? How does strengthening marriages/relationships have a "spillover effect" and thus impact the children in the family?
Support your position with  in-text citations and references.   It is not sufficient to simply provide your opinion.  Supporting your position is required for each forum. NO DIRECT QUOTES, please-- paraphrase and properly cite the information.

DISCUSSION POST AND @ REPLIES TO POSTS.

 

CHFD350 Week 8 Discussion Multicultural Awareness and Preparedness

Part 1: The need for FLE service providers to be culturally competent in our global world is is becoming more and more critical to the field as diversity is becoming more the norm in our society.  In your own words, discuss how you might develop your personal international awareness when it comes to working with families from other cultures. What are some ways to develop FLE programs that promote multicultural understanding? Why are FLE methods used in the USA not universal?

Support your position with  in-text citations and references.   It is not sufficient to simply provide your opinion.  Supporting your position is required for each forum. NO DIRECT QUOTES, please-- paraphrase and properly cite the information.

Part 2: Share your reflections from the course. What was the main "take-a-way" for you? Would you recommend this class to others?

    

CHFD350 Week 1 Discussion What is Family Life Education

Participation in this week one discussion is a University requirement in order to remain in this course.  Those not posting by the 11:59 PM deadline on Sunday may be dropped from the course.

Part 1:  Introductions:

Tell us about yourself! We'd love to get to know you.

Part 2:  Required Discussion Question:

What is family life education and why do you feel it's important to families in our society? Did your position change after viewing the video? Support your position with in-text citations and references. It is not sufficient to simply provide your opinion. Supporting your position is required for each forum. NO DIRECT QUOTES, please-- paraphrase and properly cite the information.