Instructions
Follow the
guidelines below and design your own working philosophy of family life
education. Draw from the following questions/ideas and include at least THREE
to develop your philosophy statement: (Duncan, S. F., & Goddard, H. W. 2011 p. 24)
• What are my beliefs about the
family and the nature and quality of family life and the human experience?
• What
is a "family"? How important are families? What values do I hold
regarding families and the human experience? What does it mean to be human?
• What are my beliefs about the
purpose of FLE?
• What
is the nature of FLE? What value does FLE have in communities? Is it to
provide insight, skills, and knowledge? Is it to change behavior? How
"interventionist" should FLE be?
• What are my beliefs about the
content of FLE?
• Of
what value is university-based theory and research to families? Of what value
is the lived experience of individuals, families, and communities, and how can
it become part of the content of FLE? How do my personal values regarding
families and the human experience infl uence the content I select?
• What are my beliefs about the
process of learning for families in outreach settings?
• How
do individuals and families learn most effectively? What teaching strategies
have the greatest impact? How important are learning goals and evaluation in
these processes? What assumptions do I hold about learners?
Duncan, S. F., & Goddard, H. W.
(2011). Family Life Education : Principles and Practices for Effective
Outreach. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, Inc. p. 24
Using APA formatting, include
a title page, body (with intro and conclusion), in- text citations (NO direct
quotes-- please paraphrase) and reference page with a minimum of 2 scholarly
resources (textbooks, peer reviewed research articles-- using the APUS online
library is recommended). Submission should be 2-3 pages in length.
