Fathering : promoting positive father involvement /

Fathering : promoting positive father involvement / edited by Annie Devault, Gilles Forget, and Diane Dubeau. - Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource (xiv, 273 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references.

Traditions, tensions, and trends in participatory action research / Father involvement: A multifaceted concept / Mobilizing actors in participatory action research: Promoting father involvement in two vulnerable communities in Quebec / The challenging evaluation of complex interventions / A retrospective look at the partnership between researchers and actors / Support for father involvement in a socio-professional integration context / Fathers behind bars: A participatory action research project to support father involvement following incarceration / An outreach and support program for socio-economically vulnerable fathers / Knowledge transfer: Moving evidence into practice / Conclusion: Fathering: new paths, future possibilities / Sandrina de Finney and Jessica Ball -- Diane Dubeau, Annie Devault, and Daniel Paquette -- Geneviève Turcotte and Francine Ouellet -- Diane Dubeau [and 3 others] -- Gilles Forget and Dominic Bizot -- Annie Devault [and 4 others] -- Diane Dubeau, Martine Barrette, and Denis Lafortune -- Geneviève Turcotte [and 3 others] -- Gilles Forget -- Annie Devault, Gilles Foret, and Diane Dubeau.

"In the past few decades, researchers and practitioners have moved away from the idea of fatherhood as a single, monolithic concept. Examining the challenges of vulnerable fathers such as those in poverty or in prison, they have developed valuable new strategies for cultivating the positive involvement of fathers in the lives of their children. Drawing on the innovative work of Prospère, a Quebec organization that brought together fathers, university researchers, and health and social service practitioners, Fathering details innovative approaches that support positive father involvement. It provides numerous examples of strategies and interventions with fathers, lessons learned from these practices on how to better support vulnerable fathers and families, and in-depth information on ways of designing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating the results of participatory action research (PAR)--a methodology which put fathers at the heart of the project's decision-making."--



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Fatherhood.
Father and child.
Fathers.
Parenting.


Electronic Books.

HQ756 / .F384 2015