Title

Increasing Father Participation in Home Visiting: Lessons From Mothers

Date

2014

Author(s)

Child & Family Research Partnership

Brief Type

Brief

Model(s)

  • Early Head Start Home-Based Option (EHS)
  • Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
  • Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)
  • Parents as Teachers (PAT)

Description

Purpose: Present findings from research of mothers' perspectives of father participation in home visiting programs.
Example Topics Addressed:
Why and how fathers are participating in home visiting programs
Barriers to father participation
Strategies for overcoming these barriers

Data Collection Methods

  • Focus groups
  • Interviews
  • Surveys or questionnaires

Status

Finished

For More Information

Child & Family Research Partnership. (2014). Increasing father participation in home visiting: Lessons from mothers.  The University of Texas at Austin. https://childandfamilyresearch.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/CFRPBrief_B0010514_MothersAboutFatherParticHV.pdf

Topics

  • Participant Recruitment, Retention, Engagement, and Dosage