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SURVEY on SCHOOL FAMILY EDUCATION (SFE). 2006 Key Findings. PRESENTATION TOPICS. Survey Design SFE Participation (past 6 months) SFE: Satisfaction/ Commitment/ Advocacy/ Loyalty Impact on Family/ Personal Life (after attending SFE) Family Life Centre: Awareness & Visitation
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SURVEY on SCHOOL FAMILY EDUCATION (SFE) 2006 Key Findings
PRESENTATION TOPICS • Survey Design • SFE Participation (past 6 months) • SFE: Satisfaction/ Commitment/ Advocacy/ Loyalty • Impact on Family/ Personal Life (after attending SFE) • Family Life Centre: Awareness & Visitation • PSG/ PTA • Service Providers • Key Findings & Recommendations
SCHOOL FAMILY EDUCATION (SFE) • A family learning model for 3 target groups: • To equip PARENTSwith parenting skills & train them to become parent facilitators. • To help SCHOOL STAFF to enhance their family life. • To provide STUDENTS with life-skills training. • Programme Development: • 2002 ( piloted in 4 schools) • 2004 (18 schools) • 2005 (80 schools)
TWO-PRONGED APPROACH • Organizing Workshops/ Talks/ Activities • Core topics include: -- improving parenting skills; -- improving marital-relationship skills; -- improving family-life skills & personal-life skills. • Family Life Centre/Corner • A resource library; • A place for networking & building closer ties; • A place to seek information/ referral on family life issues; • A place for holding small talks & support group meetings; • Accessible & conveniently located.
PARTICIPATION RATE (past 6 months) 95% 83% ( ) ( ) 82% ( )
SATISFACTION/ COMMITMENT/ ADVOCACY/ LOYALTY (Students) 86% ( ) 71% 68% ( ) ( ) 59% ( ) (Continue SFE) (Recommend SFE)
SATISFACTION/ COMMITMENT/ ADVOCACY /LOYALTY(Staff) 94% 84% ( ) 82% ( ) ( ) 80% ( ) (Recommend SFE) (Continue SFE)
SATISFACTION/ COMMITMENT/ ADVOCACY/ LOYALTY (Parents) 99% ( ) 86% 98% ( ) ( ) 85% ( ) (Recommend SFE) (Continue SFE)
SATISFACTION WITH FAMILY LIFE(After Attending SFE Programmes) Less Satisfied Remained the same More Satisfied ( ) 76% ( ) 24% * ( ) ( ) ( ) 1% 22% 77% 7% ( ) 29% ( ) ( ) 64%
SFE TIME-SLOT (Most Preferred) Staff -------------------------------------------------------- Parents -------------------------------------------------------
21% ( ) Parents 31% 30% ( ) ( ) 10% 8% ( ) ( ) * ( ) Over 30 min to 45 min Over 2 hrs Over 45 min to 1 hr Over 1 hr to 1.5 hr 30 min or shorter Over 1.5 hr to 2 hrs SFE DURATION (Most Preferred) 31% Staff ( ) 29% 22% ( ) ( ) 12% ( ) 5% 1% ( ) ( ) Over 30 min to 45 min Over 2 hrs Over 45 min to 1 hr Ovr 1 hr to 1.5 hr 30 min or shorter Over 1.5 hr to 2 hrs
FLC AWARENESS/VISITATION --- % not visited (past 6 months) --- 93% --- % not aware --- ( ) 72% ( ) 67% ( ) 34% ( ) Parents Parents Staff Staff Students (never visited) … 71%
PSG/ PTA[NOTE: Data to be interpreted with caution due to small sample size n=40] • SFE performance ratings………………………..100% • Effectiveness of SFE Programmes……………..100% • Satisfaction with SFE Programmes……………. 97% • Would attend SFE Programmes in future……..100% • Aware of Family Life Centre…………………….. 90% • Usefulness of Family Life Centre………………. 97% • Satisfaction with Family Life Centre…………… 97% • Encountered problems in Family Life Centre… 31% • Satisfaction with Service Provider……………… 88% • Parent-School relationship has improved…….100% • Can run SFE Programmes on its own………… 63%
SERVICE PROVIDERS[NOTE: Data to be interpreted with caution due to small sample size n=29] • PSG/PTA is actively involved in SFE………………………… 89% • Active PTA/PSG is important to SFE…………………………100% • PSG/PTA can run SFE Programmes on its own................. 82% • Satisfied with Working-Relationship with school..………. 86% • SFE Programmes: Ever conducted & Ratings Ever ‘Good/ conductedVery good’ Talks………………………………………… 100% 97% Workshops………………………………… 100% 97% Family bonding events…………………… 93% 86% Seminars………………………………………90% 86% Social events…………………………………86% 86% PSG meetings……………………………… 76% 72% Focus group discussions………………… 62% 59% Dramas/ Plays……………………………… 24% 21%
SERVICE PROVIDERS[NOTE: Data to be interpreted with caution due to small sample size n=29] • Ratings of Family Life Centre: ‘Good/ Very good’ -- MCYS resource materials ………………………… 100% -- Notice Boards……………………………………….. 100% -- Environment…………………………………………. 96% -- Reading materials…………………………………… 92% • Scope of Services provided: -- Providing/Recommending programmes…….. 100% -- Participating in SFE Programme Plan………… 100% -- Providing/Recommending trainers/speakers.. 97% -- Guiding SFE coordinator/school staff………… 97% -- Providing/Recommending SFE co-coordinator. 93% -- Providing/Recommending FLC materials…..….. 83% -- Providing/Recommending venue ……………….. 69%
KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS • Good news abounded in SFE-participating schools. • SFE was increasingly accepted as a worthy curriculum in schools. • SFE has created immense improvements on family life. • SFE has helped improve personality traits of individuals. • SFE-Attendees were highly satisfied with SFE Programmes. • SFE-Attendees were advocates of SFE programmes, and want to recommend to Non-Attendees counterparts. • Readiness to Introduce SFE to ALL SCHOOLS. • Optimism from SFE-participating schools offers convincing evidences to non-participating schools. • Success stories serve as catalyst for earlier introduction of SFE in ALL schools. • Highly committed & loyal SFE-Attendees to serve as ambassadors for SFE. Proper training to be instituted to increase their power of persuasion.
KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS MCYS to be mindful of most-desired timeslot and duration when organizing SFE programmes. • Best TIMESLOT for SFE programmes. • For Parents : Saturday morning (25%) Saturday afternoon (25%) • For Staff : Weekday afternoon (60%) Weekday morning (20%) • Preferred DURATION of SFE sessions. • By Parents : 45 mins - 2 hour (80%) • By Staff : 1 hour or shorter (83%)
KEY FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS • Family Life Centre (FLC) was well-managed & equipped. • MCYS to give its thumbs-up to the deserving schools as acknowledgement of a job well done. • Family Life Centre (FLC) has some caveats that need attention. • Non-Awareness of FLC was high. i. Among Parents : 67% ii. Among Staff : 34% • Non-Visit to FLC was even higher. i. Among Parents : 93% (past 6 months) ii. Among Staff : 72% (past 6 months) iii. Among Students : 71% (ever visited) • An effective ‘media plan’ to be instituted to raise awareness & visitation to FLC to higher levels.