The Parent Education Core Curriculum Framework

The Parent Education Core Curriculum Framework: A Comprehensive Guide to Planning Curriculum for Parent Education Programs

In the Domains of . . .

• Parent Development,
• Parent-Child Relationships,
• Early Childhood Development,
• Family Development, and
• Culture & Community

. . . defines and places parameters around the core content – what we teach – in parent education. It is not intended to be a prescribed curriculum. It is based on the assumption that parent educators should have autonomy and exercise creativity in determining the specific and unique needs and expectations of each parent and parent group with whom they work and in designing curriculum and selecting resources to best meet their needs and expectations. The Framework provides a foundation and process for doing this work.

The impetus for developing the Parent Education Core Curriculum Framework (PECCF) and the process for using it were strongly influenced by:

1. the growing emphasis on accountability in education promoted by public policymakers, other funders, and the general public;
2. the desire to add standardization to the field; and
3. the need to provide for a new level of clarity, transparency, and professionalism in what should be taught in parent education.

The Parent Education Core Curriculum Framework is expected to be an evolving document that is accessible to all in the field. This document is intended to enhance both the content and the process of delivering parent education. In order to have the highly skilled professionals needed to do this important work, resources such as this and the educational preparation that supports their use by these professionals are essential.

Here is the link to the document on the MNAFEE website: Parent Education Core Curriculum Framework