Week 7: Family Life Education Proposal
Instructions
Review the 10 Family Life Education content areas at:
http://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/downloads/news/FLE_Content_Areas_2011.pdf
Choose one of the 10 FLE content areas, and design and discuss (this means you are creating a program-- not just discussing the content area) an educational program that addresses that area. Provide a description of program,drawing from at least 7 of these ideas:
- What FLE content area are you addressing?
- Of all the needs that families and individual have, why did you choose this topic?
- Why do you feel there is a need for this kind of program?
- Can you point to any similar existing programs? How will yours be different or better?
- Goals of the Program: what do you hope participants gain by participating?
- Target audience: families, kids, teachers, siblings?
- Why do you think this is the right audience?
- Format: face-to-face meetings (one or more?), online, phone, booklet, blog, newsletter, video?
- Why do you think this is the right format?
- What topics will you cover? Why?
- What kinds of people can you enlist to help you make this program stronger?
- What kind of funding will you need? Who might provide that funding?
- What do you think the strengths of your program will be? What will the weaknesses be?
- After the program is over, how will you assess if it met its goals?
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 references (textbooks, peer reviewed research articles-- using the APUS online library is recommended). Submission should be 2-3 pages in length.
