Parents Forever: Evaluation of an Online Divorce Education Program

Divorce education programs are conducting increasingly rigorous impact evaluations to assess if their curriculum improves parenting practices, reduces conflict in the coparenting relationship, and improves outcomes for children. This article presents a 6-month follow-up evaluation of the online vers...

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Published in:Journal of divorce & remarriage 2015-05, Vol.56 (4), p.261-276
Main Authors: Becher, Emily H., Cronin, Sarah, McCann, Ellie, Olson, Kjersti A., Powell, Sharon, Marczak, Mary S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Curricula
Divorce
divorce education
Educational evaluation
online
Parents & parenting
Parents Forever
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Summary:Divorce education programs are conducting increasingly rigorous impact evaluations to assess if their curriculum improves parenting practices, reduces conflict in the coparenting relationship, and improves outcomes for children. This article presents a 6-month follow-up evaluation of the online version of Parents Forever, an 8-hour divorce education course developed by the University of Minnesota Extension. At follow-up, parents (N = 232) reported significant improvements on several questions about postdivorce parenting and well-being, indicating that the online version of Parents Forever is effective in promoting positive behavioral change for parents.
ISSN:1050-2556
2837-5300
1540-4811
2837-5319
DOI:10.1080/10502556.2015.1025900