Date of Award

9-1988

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Education (MEd)

Department

Education

First Advisor

Robert A. Fox

Second Advisor

Carl G. Thom

Abstract

The current study examined the effect of a parent training program upon the participants. According to the literature, parents generally receive little training on child rearing. Those programs which do provide parent training seldom measure the effects of the training. In this study, parents attended weekly parenting classes which covered such topics as child development, age appropriate expectations for children, use of techniques such as praise and time-out. Participants of the parent training completed a pre-test and a post-test which measured the effect of the parent training in four areas.

First, the study examined parents' perceptions, pre- and post-test, of the frequency of problem behaviors in their children. The study measured participants' anxiety about their parenting, using the Adjective Generation Technique. Parent' knowledge of age appropriate expectations for children was also measured in the study. Lastly, the use of various parenting techniques, pre- and post-training, was measured.

Comments

An Essay Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School, Marquette University, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree· of Master of Education, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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