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University of North Texas Parenting/Parent Ed Conference - February 12 - 14
1/13/2009
University
of North Texas Parenting/Parent Ed Conference - February 12 - 14
The University of North Texas will host the International Conference on Parent
Education and Parenting, Feb. 12 - 14, 2009, featuring over 50
speakers from across the country and world. Day one will feature
workshops and “how-to” sessions with keynote speaker Dr. Wally Goddard,
professor of family life at the University of Arkansas Cooperative
Extension Service presenting “New Discoveries in Parent
Education”. Day two will be an informative day, with updates on
parent education programs and parenting from around the world. Keynote
speaker Dr. Jay Fagan, a professor in the School of Social
Administration at Temple University will present “Parent Education for
Fathers: Lessons Learned from Research.” The final day of the
conference will focus on research and policy making with an
international focus. The keynote speech, “Fathers at the
Frontier: The Impact of Social Policy on Men’s Involvement in Child
Care in Sweden”, will be given by Dr. Linda Haas, professor of
sociology and women studies at Indiana University.
For more information go to www.cpe.unt.edu
or contact the Center for Parent Education or Dr. Arminta Jacobson: arminta.jacobson@unt.edu or
940-369-7246.
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