The purpose of this study is to analyze the research trends in the development and implement of parent education programs. This study reviews 137 researches which were conducted during 1993-2003. Among 137 researches, 107 researches are unpublished ma...
The purpose of this study is to analyze the research trends in the development and implement of parent education programs. This study reviews 137 researches which were conducted during 1993-2003. Among 137 researches, 107 researches are unpublished master or Doctoral Dissertations, and 30 researches are papers published at Periodical Journals. The result of reviews shows that 66 researches are found to survey only the needs and desires for parent education program without implementing. However, among 71 researches, some researches are found to focus only on the implementing parent education program without the survey of the n~ds for program, or others are found to focus on both the survey of the needs for parent education program and the implement of program. In addition, the result of implementing parent education programs is found to be highly effective to· improve parent-child relationships. The implications for future studies are discussed in the. context of development and implement of parent education programs.