This research summary reports results from a 2006 study of Missouri children who participated in Parents as Teachers and other early childhood experiences. Researchers investigated the impact of pre-kindergarten services on 7,710 Missouri children's readiness for school and performance on state assessments at the end of the early elementary years. (Author abstract)
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This Webinar discusses successful programs and strategies utilized by fatherhood programs in working with incarcerated fathers and their families. (Author abstract)
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This Webinar discusses successful programs and strategies utilized by fatherhood programs in working with low-income fathers and their families and the challenges and opportunities presented. (Author abstract)
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This webinar is the first in a two part series. This webinar discusses program evaluation tips and guidance for programs on beginning and continuing with evaluation methods that will enhance and support programmatic efforts. (Author abstract)
The second part can be found at this link: https://www.fatherhood.gov/research-and-resources/program-evaluation-es…
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This Webinar discusses how to identify, adapt, and implement a fatherhood curriculum in a program to best serve target fathers. (Author abstract)
This report is a summary of the Trust for the Study of Adolescence's publication Supporting Young Fathers: Examples of Promising Practice (2007). It is based on research which explored interesting and innovative examples of work with young fathers from around England. The report was developed to address the lack of information about promising practice in working with young fathers, particularly in terms of those working with teenage and school-age fathers.The TSA was commissioned by the Teenage Pregnancy Unit (TPU) at the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) to collate examples of…
This document contains Section One - Introduction of the report Supporting Young Fathers: Promising Practices. Founded on a series of in-depth individual and focus group interviews with practitioners, this guide provides practical advice and illustrative examples of promising practice of work with young fathers. It helps to de-mystify young fathers work for less experienced practitioners whilst also offering useful 'hints and tips' for more experienced practitioners. (Author abstract modified)
This document contains Chapters 1 - 4 of the report Supporting Young Fathers: Promising Practices:1. Getting Started - Working with young fathers2. Reaching and Engaging Young Fathers - Accessing young fathers, Reaching teenage (and school-age) fathers3. Being Strategic - Consulting young fathers: getting services right, Developing integrated approaches 4. Examples of Young Fathers Work - Service delivery
This document contains Chapters 5 - 8 of the report Supporting Young Fathers: Promising Practices:5. Individual, Group, and Mixed Approaches - Bringing younger and older fathers together6. Young Fathers Workers - Gender and ethnicity in practice, Worker skills and training7. Working with Other Organisations - Partnerships and networking, Networks for young fathers workers8. Thinking About Your Work - Evaluating and building on promising practice