Parenting Education for Incarcerated Mothers

Autor/inn/en	Kennon, Suzanne S.; Mackintosh, Virginia H.; Myers, Barbara J.
Titel	Parenting Education for Incarcerated Mothers
Quelle	In: Journal of Correctional Education, 60 (2009) 1, S.10-30 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0740-2708
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Institutionalized Persons; Parent Education; Curriculum; Child Rearing; Correctional Institutions; Pretests Posttests; Parent Attitudes; Self Esteem; Parent Rights; Parent Child Relationship; Parent Caregiver Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Letters (Correspondence); Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Kindererziehung; Jugendstrafvollzug; Elternverhalten; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Elternrecht; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Brief
Abstract	A parenting curriculum developed for incarcerated mothers was evaluated using a pretest, posttest, follow-up design with 57 women incarcerated in state prisons. Developmental psychologists delivered a 12-session curriculum focused on parenting issues unique to incarcerated parents. Each class met for 2 hours and followed a prepared curriculum that was experiential and discussion-based. In assessments at the end of the course and at an 8-week follow-up, mothers showed significant improvements over their pretest scores in parenting attitudes, self-esteem, and legal knowledge regarding parental rights and responsibilities. Mothers' open-ended comments showed they gained an understanding that children need love, letters, and consistency and that they should show the caregivers respect, gratitude, and support. There was no change in frequency of letters written home, however, despite much emphasis on letter-writing during the course. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Correctional Education Association. 8182 Lark Brown Road Suite 202, Elkridge, MD 21075. Tel: 800-783-1232; Fax: 443-459-3088; e-mail: ceaoffice@aol.com; Web site: http://www.ceanational.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10