A Study On American Parent Educators

American parent educator rose in 1980s. After three decades of development, it has won the recognition from American government and the public. At present, parent educator has obtained the legal status in most states in America, and it has expanded by the strong tendency. Whether in the areas of legal policies or operating mechanisms and rules, parent educator is increasingly mature and perfect.This thesis mainly reviews and analyzes the history of development of American parent educator, the eligibilities, quality requirements, training, accreditation, working locations, duties, professional development, evaluation, social impact, achievements, main experiences and problems, providing enlightenments for the development of Chinese parent educator. The preface summarizes the civil and foreign research conditions and illustrates the purpose, significance, ideas ,methods and innovations of this research; The first part analyzes the historical development, practical elements of American parent educator; The second part introduces the eligibilities, quality requirements of American parent educator; The third part describes the training and accreditation procedures of American parent educator; The fourth part summarizes the working locations and duties of American parent educator; The fifth part dissertates the professional development ,evaluation procedures and social impacts of American parent educator; The sixth part evaluates the achievements, experiences and problems of American parent educator, for the development of Chinese parent educator to provide enlightenments.