TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching family policy
T2 - Advocacy skills education
AU - Anderson, Elaine A.
AU - Braun, Bonnie
AU - Walker, Susan K.
PY - 2006/3/30
Y1 - 2006/3/30
N2 - Preparing students to engage in family policy education and advocacy is a challenge and opportunity for departments that teach family studies and family policy courses. Students not only need to know theoretical implications of family policy and how research enhances the theory, but also understand the policy process and how research-based information about family can inform policymaking. These students also need to acquire advocacy skills in order to work effectively in different policy arenas. This article illustrates how university family policy educators can structure curricula to provide students with both knowledge and skills vital to effective participation in family policy formation, analysis and critique.
AB - Preparing students to engage in family policy education and advocacy is a challenge and opportunity for departments that teach family studies and family policy courses. Students not only need to know theoretical implications of family policy and how research enhances the theory, but also understand the policy process and how research-based information about family can inform policymaking. These students also need to acquire advocacy skills in order to work effectively in different policy arenas. This article illustrates how university family policy educators can structure curricula to provide students with both knowledge and skills vital to effective participation in family policy formation, analysis and critique.
KW - Advocacy skills education
KW - Experiential learning
KW - Family policy
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U2 - 10.1300/J002v38n02_05
DO - 10.1300/J002v38n02_05
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33746656750
SN - 0149-4929
VL - 38
SP - 61
EP - 76
JO - Marriage and Family Review
JF - Marriage and Family Review
IS - 2
ER -