• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
• /
• v.43 no.6 s.208
• /
• pp.81-96
• /
• 2005

The Purpose of this study was to examine the present situation and evaluation of Parent education programs after divorce in the USA. Divorce Education Programs for Divorcing Parents have been explosively developed and executed after 1990's in America, and the half of them are court-connected mandatory prevention programs. This paper analyses the social background of nationwide provision, the present situation, and evaluates the evaluation and future prospect of the programs. Finally the implications for the Korean society are suggested.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
• /
• v.22 no.3
• /
• pp.606-616
• /
• 2022

This study explored the degree of change in children perceived by single parents and examined the effect of single parents' spending family time and participation of leisure activities on their school-aged children. Hierarchical multiple regression was utilized to analyze data of 1,162 people who responded to the single parent survey collected by the Korea Women's Policy Research Institute in 2018. Results showed that single parents' spending family time and participation of leisure activities influenced positive change on their school-aged children. Implications and suggestions to support single parents' parenting environment are discussed.