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Hahlweg, Kurt; Heinrichs, Nina; Kuschel, Annett; Feldmann, Marit – Behavior Modification, 2008
The efficacy of bibliotherapy has primarily been investigated in anxiety disorders, depression, or substance dependence. The efficacy of self-help books to increase parenting competence was only investigated in a few studies despite their broad dissemination in public. The aims of the study were to investigate the short- and long-term efficacy of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Help Programs, Parent Education, Allied Health Personnel
Jaeckel, Monika – 1996
Mother Centers are a grassroots self-help movement in Germany that help stay-at-home mothers break through the isolation they experience in German society when they have children and are not available for full-time employment. There are about 300 mother center projects currently in Germany, including 40 in the former East Germany. The programs…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Homemakers, Mother Attitudes
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Thyen, Ute; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
The Child Protection Center in Lubeck (Germany) offers a nonpunitive, self-help approach to prevent child abuse by encouraging families to determine their own needs. Over half of families served over a two-year period were self-reported and almost one-fifth received help to prevent violence against children before the occurrence of child abuse or…
Descriptors: Agencies, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Nemeth, Balazs, Ed.; Poggeler, Franz, Ed. – 2002
This book, which focuses on how personality, societal values and politics have influenced the mission of adult education, contains 34 papers originally presented at a 2000 conference on the history of adult education. Following a Foreword (Poggeler) and Preface (Nemeth) the papers are: "The Globalization of Adult Education and the One World…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Agricultural Education, Andragogy