Family Life Education

Stephen F. Duncan is a professor in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University.  He received a Masters degree in Family Sciences (Family Life Education emphasis) from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in Family Studies from Purdue University. He has authored or coauthored numerous outreach publications for lay audiences and professionals, written hundreds of articles for newspaper columns, been interviewed numerous times for television, radio, and magazine outlets, and directed nationally recognized outreach family life education programs. He served as an Extension Family Life Specialist at Auburn University in Alabama for 5 years and held a similar position at Montana State University for over 7 years. At BYU he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in family life education and directs outreach projects for the School of Family Life. He directs the Forever Families website (www.foreverfamilies.byu.edu) and was content director for Real Families, Real Answers, a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award-nominated documentary series appearing on public television channels nationwide. He has certification as a Family Life Educator. Dr. Duncan has actively contributed to the scholarship of family life education, authoring numerous articles on outreach programs and evaluation, many of which have appeared in leading family life education outlets. He serves or has served on several editorial boards, including Family Relations, Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy, and Family Science Review. H. Wallace (Wally) Goddard is retired from being a Family Life Specialist at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. His earlier experience included serving as an Extension Family and Child Development Specialist at Auburn University for over 6 years, during which time he developed Principles of Parenting, a broad parenting program that has been adopted by several states, and The Great Self Mystery, a youth identity program that has been adopted by national organizations. He was also one of four scholars invited to develop the National Extension Parent Education Model, which is the base document for all extension parent education. He writes monthly columns for several Web magazines on various family subjects and has authored general audience family books.In addition to work in Extension, he also provided content expertise to Stephen R. Covey when he wrote The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families. Experience in both university and business settings has provided a wealth of background in family life education. He also has graduate training in instructional psychology and certification as a Family Life Educator.During 14 years of work with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, he developed a television series for public television, programs on parenting, personal well-being, and parenting and worked on the national team that developed a model of couple relationships. Many of his programs can be seen at: http://uaex.edu/health-living/personal-family-well-being/He has served as chair of the Education and Enrichment section of the National Council on Family Relations, the premier family professional organization in the world, and is an NCFR Fellow and recipient of the Margaret E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator Award.

"Duncan and Goddard provide an in-depth coverage of the essentials needed by the educator who seeks to provide learning experiences that are responsive to the need of those who see to plan and evaluate outreach education programs. Educators are guided from conceptualization and planning strategies, to implementation strategies, to evaluation and revision strategies for outreach efforts."

• Foundations of Family Life EducationChapter 1: Historical and Philosophical PerpectivesDefining Family Life EducationA Brief History of Outreach Family Life EducationEvolution in the Dissemination of Scientific Knowledge about FamiliesVaried Approaches or Roles in Family Life EducationDeveloping a Working Philosophy for Outreach Family Life EducationDevelopment of Family Life Education ProgramsChapter 2: Designing Comprehensive Family Life Education Prevention ProgramsThe Science and Profession of PreventionPrevention Education Models in FLEA Comprehensive Model for the Design of Family Life Prevention ProgramsAssessing Elements of Program Quality in Existing ProgramsCharacteristics of Strong, Sustainable Family Life Education ProgramsChapter 3: Principles of Program EvaluationEvaluation as Friend and Foe: Stereotypes and OpportunitiesEstablishing the Target: Vision and GoalsDeveloping a VisionGetting Specific: Program Goals and ObjectivesAn Example of an Evaluation Framework in ParentingDefining the Kind of Information Needed: The Evaluation QuestionsThe Logic Model Approach to EvaluationInnovations in EvaluationUsing Evaluation DataImplementing Family Education ProgramsChapter 4: Designing Effective InstructionComponent Display TheoryFirst Principles of InstructionChapter 5: Engaging an AudienceThe Art of TeachingWhat Changes People? Challenging Ideas from Personality TheoriesRelationships as the Basis for HelpingPractical ApplicationsChapter 6: Teaching Skills and Tools in Family Life EducationSelect Methods for Family Life EducationChapter 7: Working with Diverse AudiencesSensitizing to DifferencesDiversity of Learning StylesEthnicity and ValuesSkilled DialogueGroup FLE ExamplesProgramming for DiversityContent and Contexts for FLE ProgramsChapter 8: Education for Personal Well-Being: Flourishing People Make Better Family MembersModels of Well-BeingThe Practical Messages of Positive PsychologyEducational FrameworksChapter 9: Marriage and Relationship EducationEarly Beginnings of Marriage and Relationship EducationCurrent Theoretical and Empirical Foundations and Models for PracticeExamples of the Three Emphases: Foundational Processes for Enduring MarriagesEducational FrameworksPrograms and ApproachesEffectiveness of Marriage and Relationship EducationExtension Service Programs and ResultsCreating Your Own Marriage and Relationship Education ProgramChallenges for the Future and Future DirectionsChapter 10: Parenting EducationHistory and Current State of Parenting EducationUnderstanding Effective ParentingUnderstanding Effective Parenting EducationTheoretical Models of Parenting EducationQualities and Competencies of an Effective Parent EducatorEffective Delivery FormatsPopulations Served By Parenting EducationEffectiveness of Parenting ProgramsEvaluating Parenting Education Resources and CurriculaConclusion and Future ChallengesChapter 11: Sexuality EducationSexuality Education Historical OverviewWhy Is Sexuality Education Important?Contemporary Theoretic al Perspectives Used in ProgrammingSexuality Education ProgramsAdolescent Pregnancy PreventionYouth Development ProgramsChild Sexual Abuse PreventionParent-Based Sexuality EducationBest Practices in Sexuality EducationChapter 12: Family Life Education on the Technological FrontierThe Technological LandscapeAssessing the Credibility of Online Programs for Family Life EducationDeveloping Online Programs for Family Life EducationChapter 13: Working with the Media in Family Life EducationMass Media and Outreach Family Life EducationUnderstanding Traditional Media: Walk a Mile in its ShoesWorking with Traditional Media: Playing on the Same TeamWriting GuidelinesMedia InterviewsUsing Social Media in FLEChapter 14: Writing for the Lay AudiencePurposes of Written MaterialTips on WritingExamples of Effective WritingChapter 15: Creating Effective Collaborative PartnershipsDefining the Collaborative ProcessAdvantages of CollaborationChallenges to CollaborationA Community Linkages FrameworkAssessing the Effectiveness of Your CollaborationGetting Started: Steps for Creating Effective Collaborative PartnershipsAn Example of an Effective Family Life Education CollaborationChapter 16: Marketing Family Life Principles, Practices, and ProgramsThe Social Marketing MixCrafting Marketing Messages to Foster ChangeChapter 17: Narratives of Family Life EducatorsWhere Do Family Life Educators Work? Venues, Settings, & ProfilesProfilesPathways into the Profession of FLE - The AuthorsChapter 18: Helping Others Find Their Place in Family Life EducationGreat FLE Mentors We Have KnownScholarship on Mentoring: The Science and the ArtHelping FLEs Along Their JourneyVoices from the Field: What Some FLEs are Doing as MentorsWhat Departments and Others Can DoChapter 19: Improving the Practice of Family Life EducationProfessionalization of Family Life EducationProgram RigorProgram EffectivenessMarketing of FLE Principles, Practices, and ProgramsReaching Diverse, Underserved Audiences