PARENT EDUCATION OUTCOMES - INSIGHTS INTO TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING

This study uses a phenomenological approach to investigate the nature of outcomes of a parent education program. Eight female program partic ipants were interviewed using questions designed to elicit stories abo ut the nature of the parent education experience. The data were coded thematically to determine program outcomes as experienced by the parti cipants. Seven categories of outcomes emerged from the data. Transform ative learning, as an overriding explanatory theme, encompassed the mo re specific categories of parent education outcomes.