Browsing by Author "Center for Family Development, Applied Research and Evaluation"

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    Latino Financial Literacy Annual Report, 2016
    (University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2017) Meraz, Antonio A; Burk, Gabriela; Croymans, Sara; Lamas, José; Mendoza, Francisca M; Center for Family Development, Applied Research and Evaluation
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    Parents Forever™ Annual Report, 2014
    (University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2015) Alvarez de Davila, Silvia; Hagen-Jokela, Becky; Kunkel, Kelly; McCann, Ellie M; Powell, Sharon; Center for Family Development, Applied Research and Evaluation
    The year 2014 was one of significant developments for Parents Forever™, an 8-hour course offered in person and online to divorced and otherwise separated parents. Created more than 20 years ago by the Extension Center for Family Development, the course gives participants skills and information to support their efforts to successfully raise their children while living apart. Highlights of 2014 for Parents Forever™ include: —Updates to the curriculum to reflect the latest research and best practices in parent education. —Restructuring of the in-person program to ensure its quality and providers’ fidelity to core elements. —Growing success of the online course, which reached its highest level of enrollment in 2014 and showed positive outcomes for participants in several areas.
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    Results of an Impact Evaluation of a School Nutrition Education Program
    (University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Family Development, 2015) Center for Family Development, Applied Research and Evaluation
    During the 2012-2013 school year, 396 students at 22 elementary schools throughout Minnesota participated in seven classes taught by Extension’s SNAP-Ed educators, as part of an impact evaluation of the SNAP-Ed Program. Schools in the treatment group conducted classes in the fall, and the delayed-control group schools conducted classes in the spring. Educators collected data four times (see table below) or data collection points (DCPs), over the course of a year to understand the impact of Extension’s health and nutrition programming in elementary schools. Data collected included: measurement of the body mass indices (BMIs) of students given pedometers and encouraged to exercise more; students’ answers to survey questions about their fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, and other healthy habits; and parents’ answers to surveys about their children. This report includes key findings from the collection of data during these four times.