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The Practice of Family Life Education: Toward an Implementation Framework
Author(s) -
Ballard Sharon M.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/fare.12443
Subject(s) - facilitator , best practice , component (thermodynamics) , medical education , process management , program design language , program evaluation , psychology , knowledge management , computer science , medicine , business , political science , social psychology , software engineering , physics , public administration , law , thermodynamics
The practice of family life education (FLE) includes the methods and strategies that family life educators use when implementing programs, along with processes and contextual factors that influence effective program implementation. The focus of this article is on the evidence‐based practices (i.e., best practices) used in the effective delivery of FLE programs. These best practices are organized into an implementation framework designed to guide and support FLE practice and thereby improve program outcomes. The FLE Implementation Framework includes the following components: (a) program environment, (b) program participants, (c) program design and delivery, and (d) program facilitator. Best practices for each component, as well as guiding questions and evaluation strategies, are provided.