Just in Time Parenting Program's: Guide to Evaluation
Just in Time Parenting Program's: Guide to Evaluation
Just in Time Parenting Program's: Guide to Evaluation
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ABOUT JITP<br />
JITP is an Outgrowth of Years of Parent<strong>in</strong>g Education Field Work <strong>in</strong> many Cooperative Extension states<br />
and programs. S<strong>in</strong>ce the 1970s age-paced parent<strong>in</strong>g newsletters have been delivered <strong>to</strong> parents, offer<strong>in</strong>g them<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation about their children’s development, nutrition, health and safety <strong>in</strong>formation, and other research-based<br />
caregiv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formation. These series’ <strong>to</strong>ok many names, such as Cradle Crier, Parent<strong>in</strong>g the First Year, and Baby’s First<br />
Wish. They were highly successful – reach<strong>in</strong>g large numbers of new parents with easy <strong>to</strong> read parent<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formation,<br />
delivered at the time most useful <strong>to</strong> the parent, at no cost, and through local collaborations. <strong>Evaluation</strong>s of these<br />
efforts revealed the age paced newsletter <strong>to</strong> be not only popular with parents, but also effective at rais<strong>in</strong>g knowledge,<br />
encourag<strong>in</strong>g confidence, and stimulat<strong>in</strong>g positive parent<strong>in</strong>g behaviors.<br />
eXtension brought <strong>to</strong>gether the team of parent<strong>in</strong>g newsletter project specialists from around the country <strong>to</strong><br />
accomplish a long-shared goal: <strong>to</strong> create a national Extension parent<strong>in</strong>g newsletter series that could be dissem<strong>in</strong>ated<br />
across state l<strong>in</strong>es, yet possess the same <strong>in</strong>structional strengths and researched-based <strong>in</strong>formation as state-based<br />
newsletters. Even better, the national newsletter could be brought <strong>to</strong> parents <strong>in</strong> a variety of formats, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g onl<strong>in</strong>e<br />
delivery.<br />
Parents can Access <strong>Just</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Time</strong> Parent<strong>in</strong>g Onl<strong>in</strong>e. Parents can read the age-paced <strong>in</strong>formation on the<br />
eXtension site by f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g the site through onl<strong>in</strong>e search<strong>in</strong>g (e.g., Google), <strong>in</strong>ternet l<strong>in</strong>ks <strong>to</strong> the site, <strong>in</strong>ternal search<strong>in</strong>g<br />
for <strong>in</strong>formation, and from directly seek<strong>in</strong>g the JITP site. Once on the site they can read <strong>in</strong>formation that meets their<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest and/or they can sign up for a free subscription <strong>to</strong> the onl<strong>in</strong>e age-paced newsletter. An advantage <strong>to</strong> sign<strong>in</strong>g up<br />
for the newsletter is the convenience of a timely rem<strong>in</strong>der and l<strong>in</strong>k sent by e-mail each month. The web l<strong>in</strong>k takes<br />
them directly <strong>to</strong> the newsletter that co<strong>in</strong>cides with the age by month of their <strong>in</strong>fant.<br />
Institutional Review Board Approval. eXtension has received approval from the Institutional Review Board at<br />
the University of Nebraska <strong>to</strong> conduct evaluations of its programs. The pro<strong>to</strong>col, letters of project approval, and<br />
consent forms used <strong>in</strong> onl<strong>in</strong>e data collection are <strong>in</strong> Appendix D.<br />
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