A National Survey of Parent Support Legislation and Regulations

Autor/inn/en	Correa, Nancy P; Van Horne, Bethanie; Greeley, Christopher; Giardino, Angelo P.
Titel	A National Survey of Parent Support Legislation and Regulations
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research on Children, 5 (2014) 1, Artikel 17 (59 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2155-5834
Schlagwörter	Parent Education; State Legislation; Educational Legislation; Home Visits; Home Programs; Financial Support; Early Childhood Education; Evidence Based Practice; Community Programs; Barriers; Social Bias; Texas (Houston); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Landesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Hausbesuch; Finanzielle Förderung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; USA
Abstract	Introduction: Parent education has a positive impact on children, parents, families, and the community. Children at Risk and Bracewell & Giuliani LLP conducted a policy scan of state statutes regarding parent education. Methodology: To identify state statutes that address parent education, we conducted a search of statutes in all 50 states using keywords and the online legal research systems. After all state-level policies were ascertained, we selected the most relevant statutes to parent education and identified major themes. Results: The policy scan identified statutes regarding non-mandated parent education in 40 out of the 50 states. Common themes include: home visitation programs, funding through a Children's Trust Fund, early childhood initiatives, use of evidence-based programs, and a community-based component to the parent education statute. Discussion: In a needs assessment of parent education in Houston, Texas, stigma and funding were identified as the biggest barriers to increasing the availability of parent education. Funding was addressed in a few state policies, but stigma was not addressed. While parent support programs have many demonstrated positive effects, the effect of the various mandated parent support strategies remains unproven. Conclusion: While most states have statutes regarding parent education, more evaluation and research is needed on how these policies are implemented and their measured impact on families in the state. [This article was co-written by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP.] (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01