Global Perspectives on Family Life Education

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This expansive reference examines the many types of Family Life Education (FLE) programs being offered around the world, reflecting a myriad of cultures and contexts. Coverage identifies core FLE content areas including parenting education, human sexuality, and interpersonal relationships, and details their programming in various countries over six continents, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Contributors discuss complex challenges of program design, implementation, and evaluation, as well as connections between FLE and family prevention and intervention services. This knowledge is of great theoretical and practical utility across various fields, and is of particular interest to those developing programs for diverse populations. This unique volume:Presents in-depth information on Family Life Education programs from different countries around the world. Discusses how the socio-historic, political, and economic context of a country impacts its families and family services and programs. Covers current topics including poverty, domestic violence, and immigration. Encourages best practices and thorough understanding of the country/region. Offers recommendations for family service providers. Global Perspectives on Family Life Education is a trove of vital knowledge benefitting scholars and researchers as well as professors, postgraduates, graduate and undergraduate students, and practitioners in the family sciences, family life education, family therapy, social work, child and family studies, psychology, sociology, social work, cultural studies, and urban studies. Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Global Perspectives on Family Life Education: Introduction (Mihaela Robila, Alan C. Taylor)....Pages 1-14 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Family Life Education in South Korea (Jaerim Lee, Seohee Son)....Pages 17-31 Family Life Education in China (Yan Ruth Xia, Chun Zhang Creaser)....Pages 33-48 Family Life Education in Taiwan (Shann Hwa Hwang)....Pages 49-62 Opportunities for Family Life Education in Thailand (Catherine A. Solheim, Poonsuk Wachwithan)....Pages 63-73 Family Life Education in India: Policies and Prospects (Rachana Bhangaokar, Niyati Pandya)....Pages 75-89 Front Matter ....Pages 91-91 Education for Family Life in Australia (Bruce M. Smyth, Cathryn Hunter, Michelle Macvean, Maggie Walter, Daryl J. Higgins)....Pages 93-113 Front Matter ....Pages 115-115 Family Characteristics and Family Life Education in Algeria (Habib Tiliouine, Mustafa Achoui)....Pages 117-133 Family Life Education Development, Implementation, and Evaluation in Tanzania (Rosemary W. Eustace, Tumaini M. Nyamhanga, Aisha I. Ghuhiya, Stella Emmanuel Mushy)....Pages 135-151 Family Life Education in Kenya (Joan Kabaria-Muriithi, Lucy Kathuri-Ogola, Jane Rose Njue)....Pages 153-163 Family Life Education: A Ghanaian Perspective (Gladys B. Asiedu, Ebenezer Donkor)....Pages 165-177 South Africa: Family Life as the Mirror of a Society (Clara Gerhardt)....Pages 179-191 Front Matter ....Pages 193-193 Family Life Education in the United States (Sharon M. Ballard, Dawn Cassidy, Alan C. Taylor, Mihaela Robila)....Pages 195-215 Social Programs on Family Life Education in Mexico (María Alejandra Salguero-Velázquez, Bruno Anuar Franyutti Jurado, Montserrat Soriano Chavero)....Pages 217-228 Front Matter ....Pages 229-229 Family Life Education in the Caribbean Islands: Barbados, Grenada, and Trinidad and Tobago (Helyne Frederick, Maria Cecilia Reyes-Mohammed, Sharon N. Obasi)....Pages 231-246 Front Matter ....Pages 247-247 Family Life Education: Brazilian Realities and Dreams (Ana Cecília Bastos, Wanderlene Reis, Rosely Cabral de Carvalho, Lúcia Moreira)....Pages 249-262 Family Life Education in Chile: A Critical Analysis of Two Programs (Jorge Delva, Valentina Garrido López, Carolina Muñoz-Guzmán)....Pages 263-278 Family Life Education in Colombia: Fostering Families’ Well-Being (Karen Ripoll-Núñez, Sonia Carrillo)....Pages 279-293 Front Matter ....Pages 295-295 Family and Child Welfare in Norway: An Analysis of the Welfare State’s Programs and Services (Mette L. Baran, Janice E. Jones)....Pages 297-310 Irish Family Life in Changing Times (Colm O’Doherty)....Pages 311-327 Family Life Education in Ukraine (Viktor Burlaka, Oleksii Serdiuk, Tetiana Nickelsen, Bohdan Tkach, Hanna Khvorova)....Pages 329-343 Family Life Education in Turkey (Zeynep Copur, Kelly D. Taylor)....Pages 345-359 Front Matter ....Pages 361-361 Socioeconomic, Historical, and Cultural Context of Israel and Impact on the Families (Shulamit Natan Ritblatt, Ety Rosental)....Pages 363-379 Family Life Education in Saudi Arabia (Sarah Almalki, Lawrence Ganong)....Pages 381-396 Front Matter ....Pages 397-397 Global Perspectives on Family Life Education: Synthesis and Future Directions (Alan C. Taylor, Mihaela Robila)....Pages 399-406 Back Matter ....Pages 407-418