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Education for Family Life in Australia
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posted on 2023-05-24, 06:16 authored by Smyth, BM, Hunter, C, Macvean, M, Margaret WalterMargaret Walter, Higgins, DJFamily life education is neither a formal discipline nor a formally recognized vocation in Australia. Rather, it comprises a loose amalgam of programs, services, and policies - with little reliable evaluation data to guide its activities. Education for family life in Australia has a complex disjointed story, characterized by a marked decline in couple relationship education, on the one hand, and an expansion of parenting education on the other. Our central argument is that supporting and enriching couple relationships is critical to successful parenting. Yet Australian policy - possibly reflecting broader cultural and attitudinal barriers—appears to neglect this important nexus.
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Publication title
Global Perspectives on Family Life EducationEditors
M Robila M, A TaylorPagination
93-113ISBN
978-3-319-77588-3Department/School
DVC - AcademicPublisher
Springer International Publishing AGPlace of publication
SwitzerlandExtent
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