Discussion Forums for Expectant Fathers: The Perspectives of Male Educators

This article describes the perspectives of men recruited to be educators and to facilitate all-male discussion forums for expectant fathers within antenatal education programs. The 8 participants indicated their general satisfaction with the recruitment process and the preparation for and support of the role. They also expressed their support for the overall concept and design of the forum. Suggestions were made regarding areas for improvement in the design and management of the forums. Results from this study may provide an operational framework to assist service providers in the development of male-facilitated programs for expectant fathers.     

Helpful Resources for Childbirth Educators and Parents

In this column, reviewers offer perspectives and comments on a variety of current media resources (books, DVDs, booklets, and teaching aids) that address pregnancy and birth.     

Support Needs of Expectant Mothers and Fathers: A Qualitative Study

The aim of this study was to describe expectant mothers’ and fathers’ perceived needs of support during pregnancy. Twenty-two women and 10 men were interviewed in four focus groups and 13 individual interviews. Systematic text condensation was performed to analyze the data. Parents described not only a broad spectrum of social support needs but also needs of psychological and physical support. They also requested to share their experiences with others. The foci of care and parents’ needs of support are more harmonized with medical support than with psychological and emotional support. Mothers’ needs were predominately addressed in the health services, but fathers often felt “invisible.” Antenatal services may need to offer more customized individual support and emphasize peer support in groups; the challenge is to involve both parents through communication and encouragement so they can support each other.     

Antenatal education as perceived by health professionals

This article aims to identify the learning needs of expectant and new parents for antenatal education as perceived by health professionals. In Australia, antenatal education programs are predominantly designed by health professionals, and recent research has challenged the efficacy of this approach. The data collected from 73 health professionals, reported here, demonstrates that their perceptions of the concerns and interests of expectant and new parents were divided into three interrelated categories: "need to know...what's happening," "they won't listen," and "balanced information." The health professional ideas for improving antenatal education were limited and identified a reluctance to change practice.     

Continuing Education Module Styles Vary When Teaching Expectant Parents About Medications

In this column, the author presents information from prominent Lamaze childbirth educators and from the literature to describe various options that educators can share with expectant parents regarding the use of pain relief medications during labor and birth. Ann Tumblin teaches about epidurals in a hospital class without losing sight of evidence-based practices that support normal birth. Jessica English focuses her classes on the natural processes of giving birth and spends only a little time presenting information about pain medications. Judith Lothian encourages educators to consider a new framework for Lamaze classes that involves letting go of the details and incorporating Lamaze’s six Healthy Birth Practices and storytelling.     

New Resources for Childbirth Educators and Parents

In this column, reviewers offer perspectives and comments on a variety of new media resources for childbirth educators and for expectant and new parents. The books, CD, and DVDs reviewed in this issue''s column address the following topics: natural, safe, and healthy birth practices; doula care; breastfeeding; empowering women to make healthy lifestyle choices during pregnancy; encouraging mothers to bond with their babies before birth; and fathers'' and partners'' supportive role during labor and birth.     

New Resources for Childbirth Educators and Parents

In this column, reviewers offer perspectives and comments on a variety of new media resources for childbirth educators and for expectant and new parents. From audio CDs on building one''s birthing business endeavor to books for expectant parents focusing on breastfeeding, calming babies, cosleeping, and supplementing what is learned in a childbirth class, the marketplace always has new resources to offer.     

New Resources for Childbirth Educators and Parents

In this column, reviewers offer perspectives and comments on a variety of new media resources for childbirth educators and expectant and new parents. The books, CDs, DVDs, and kits reviewed in this issue''s column include the following topics: the birth experiences of mothers who survived childhood sexual abuse; lively teaching techniques and ideas to help energize and enhance childbirth education classes; breastfeeding in the workplace; expectant fathers; perspectives on motherhood; unique, helpful tools for childbirth educators to use in designing their class content, addressing the stages of labor, and discussing planned cesarean birth; exercises for pregnant women on bedrest; and a compilation of presentations featured at Birthing the Future''s international symposiums.     

Continuing Education Module: How to Connect With Parents by Using Updated Lamaze Messages

Lamaze International partnered with Edelman, an international public relations firm, to re-brand the organization through its messaging to elevate its relevance among key stakeholders. Sound primary and secondary research revealed new ways to communicate the Lamaze message to women, their families, and their care providers. Various tips and tools are presented in this article to enable childbirth educators, care providers, and birth advocates to communicate these new messages more effectively to parents.     

New Resources for Childbirth Educators and Parents

In this column, reviewers offer perspectives and comments on a variety of new media resources for childbirth educators and for expectant and new parents. The books and DVDs reviewed in this issue''s column address the following topics: new directions for childbirth education classes; pregnancy tips for expectant mothers; empowering women to give birth naturally; midwifery care; breastfeeding; labyrinths and “laborinths” (an alternative approach to preparing for birth); preterm labor; understanding newborns'' language cues; and exercise programs during pregnancy and the postnatal period, as well as exercises that strengthen the pelvic floor and help new mothers deal with incontinence.     

面向成人教育的个性化学习环境中学习者模型构建及推荐策略

随着以人为本的教育理念不断升温,个性化学习受到当前国内外研究者的普遍关注。其中,学习者模型反映了学习者的个性化需求,记录了学习者的个性特征,是个性化学习的重要依据。依据学习者行为,可从领域相关和领域无关两个方面,综合学习者知识水平、学习兴趣、学习风格和学习偏好四个维度,构建学习者模型,并相应地采取学习兴趣推荐策略、学习水平推荐策略、学习风格推荐策略、学习偏好策略。     

论成人教育的出发点与终极目标——从“成人教育回归成人生活世界”谈起

以回归成人学员的生活世界为成人教育的出发点,体现了以人为本的理念,还原了教育与生活的真实联系,也是成人教育实践的客观要求。但仅有这一点还不够,成人教育的终极目标是要提升成人学员的生命质量,这一目标分为三个层次:培养成人学员对生命的自觉;促进成人学员发挥潜能,实现他自己;帮助成人学员实现生命的超越发展。     

Strengthening Homeless Parents with Young Children Through Meaningful Parent Education and Support

Homeless parents of young children confront several barriers to developing effective parenting skills and dispositions. Perhaps the major barrier is that of the negative stereotype that many people use to label them. They also often have not had positive parent role models and in many cases have had to deal with the issues of violence. Parent education and support strategies can play a key role in helping homeless parents develop positive and nurturing parenting skills.     

“经营”教育与成人教育经营攻略

在社会转型、经济转制、教育转轨的现实条件下,如何充分发挥成人教育多元属性的优势,已成为时代向成人教育改革提出的严峻命题,并随着社会主义市场经济体制的不断健全与完善和教育“产业化”争论的叫停显得尤为迫切。而经济学关于“经营”的概念有助于运用多学科理论对成人教育改革的本源问题进行多路径探讨。     

新城镇化推进下成人教育的困惑与应策

党的十八届三中全会《决定》关于"坚持走中国特色新型城镇化道路"战略的提出,不仅赋予我国成人教育以新的使命与责任,也带来了一些新的问题与困惑。而在新城镇化建设与成人教育困惑之间,不仅凸显出我国社会转型发展的基本趋势,还真实展现出成人教育的新属性、新个性、新目的、新功能等要素核心。促使人们在上述认知的基础上,从新城镇化建设的视野下,对成人教育的新目标、新要素、新趋势进行透析与凝练,从而聚合中国特色新城镇化建设的新生态。     

协作:成人闲暇教育的实施路径

闲暇是人与活动之间的意义建构,不同的成人具有不同的闲暇观。成人闲暇教育的开展,需要考虑成人学习的特点并尊重成人的需要和兴趣。成人闲暇教育的实施具有一定的流程,需要诸多机构的协作。     

深圳市坪山新区成人高等教育现状及发展策略研究

本文通过梳理深圳市坪山新区成人高等教育的发展现状、机遇与挑战,同时总结了承担坪山新区成人高等教育主要任务的深圳广播电视大学坪山学院的发展策略,为同类院校提供借鉴作用。     

父母、国家与儿童的教育

父母与国家都对儿童的教育享有权利,但又有所区分.父母教育权的内容既及于家庭教育,也及于学校教育,包括教育选择权和学校参与权.承认并扩大父母的教育权已得到各国、地区及国际法的重视,也亟需我国教育立法的正面回应.     

高校成人教育开放办学机制构建的问题与策略

高校成人教育开放办学机制构建是一项社会工程,面对当前社会发展,尤其是市场经济给机制构建带来的种种挑战,从政府保障缺失、社会整体认识缺位、政府办学监管体系缺乏三个方面,提出构建成人教育开放办学机制的目标与原则,进而探索高校成人教育开放办学机制构建的策略。