Describes Kohlberg's cognitive-developmental theory of moral development and provides examples of how Kohlberg's theoretical principles can be employed in everyday family interaction. Holds that parents are always moral educators and must therefore consciously implement moral development strategies in the home environment. (GC)

The findings of this study suggest that fathers' parenting learning interests lie on an instrumental-expressive continuum and a general preference for receiving parenting education via media delivery systems is indicated. (Author)

Results indicated that parent attitudes varied significantly according to attendance or nonattendance at the parent education meeting and were directly related to relative level of parents' intentions to support educational programs for gifted students. (Author/SB)

The principal of El Camino Real Elementary School describes six activities used to provide parenting education both at the school and at home. (SJL)

Eleven steps to follow in establishing an appropriate and feasible program for parents of gifted children are offered, and a model course for parents of the gifted is outlined. (SBH)

The paper examines the needs, presention procedures, professional role, and positive results of a comprehensive parent education program as a component of a total communication early intervention project for hearing parents of deaf infants. (Author)

Reviews Schlossman's characterization of the parent education "policy" of the former Office of Child Development (OCD) in order to clarify the record of OCD's actions. Suggests how public efforts can assist contemporary parents in the task of rearing children in an increasingly complex society. (Author/RH)

Compared parents' perceptions of child care quality to those of researchers. Found that parents highly valued all aspects of care, especially interactions, health, and safety. Parents rated the quality of their children's care significantly higher than did observers. Quality scores differed greatly when parental values increased, and smaller…

Reports on a preliminary evaluation of the Metropolitan Family Intervention Service at the Victorian Parenting Centre, Melbourne, Australia. It presents an analysis of pre-post data collected from 589 mothers who commenced and completed parenting programs between 1999 and early 2003. Significant improvements were noted in measures of parental…

A workshop was conducted to train 51 Montana extension specialists in the use of the National Extension Parent Education Model. Participants reported better working knowledge of the model and greater confidence in their ability to design and evaluate programs using it. (SK)

Interviews with first-time mothers indicate the importance of informal, incidental, and experiential learning with peers and mentors such as their mothers. Although not always recognized as such, material knowledge is a crucial learning resource. (Contains 28 references.) (SK)

Describes child-focused interventions that are part of teenage pregnancy programs which have been evaluated using child-related outcomes. Recommends that those who design teenage parenting programs may find it useful to turn to the developmental literature to measure child functioning more reliably and link program goals with specific outcomes.…

Evaluation of the effects of parent education meetings on preschool parents' (N=116) knowledge of child abuse indicated that parent education had little effect upon parents' knowledge of (1) the prevalence of child sexual abuse, (2) indicators of abuse, (3) parents' appropriate response to disclosures. (Author/DB)

Examination of the effectiveness of a behavioral parent training package with three mothers of autistic children found that, although all parents increased their correct use of behavior modification skills following the introduction of intervention in two home settings, only one parent generalized these skills to a third home setting. (Author/DB)

Describes eight Head Start programs on the outer Pacific Islands and their unique adaptation of Head Start. Describes the "Beyond the Horizon Project," a satellite-transmitted learning program for Head Start staff and parents, the result of which is that each Head Start grantee is following an individual improvement plan based on…