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Year Awarded: 2005
Project Leaders:
José Rubén Parra Cardona, MSU Department of Family
and Child Ecology; Francisco Villarruel, University Outreach and
Engagement and MSU Department of Family and Child Ecology; Patricia
Briones, Lansing School District; Reniero Araoz, Lansing School
District; Marion Forgatch, Oregon Social Learning Center; Hiram
Fitzgerald, University Outreach and Engagement; James Anthony, MSU
Department of Epidemiology; Carlos Rios, MSU Department of Epidemiology;
Patricia Obando, MSU Department of Epidemiology; Marsha T. Carolan,
Marriage and Family Therapy Program, MSU Department of Family and
Child Ecology; Richard S. Wampler, Marriage and Family Therapy Program,
Texas Tech University; Elizabeth Wieling, Marriage and Family Therapy
Program, University of Minnesota; Melanie M. Domenech Rodríguez,
Department of Psychology, Utah State University; Rodolfo Arredondo,
Southwest Institute for Addictive Diseases, Texas Tech University;
Richard Lower, Michigan Head Start Association
Project Description:
This research proposal seeks to obtain a better understanding of
the needs associated with parenting practices among Latino/a parents
served by the Lansing School District. By reaching a better understanding
of their parenting experiences, this study will provide useful information
for the cultural refinement and future implementation of the Oregon
Model of Parent Management Training (PMTO). PMTO is an evidence-based
intervention that has shown to be effective in reducing juvenile
delinquency and substance abuse (Patterson, 2002). Because fathers'
participation in school-based parenting initiatives in Lansing is
usually low (Araoz, 2004), a special emphasis will be given to identify
variables that would promote father involvement in the future implementation
of PMTO.
Participants will be recruited from three elementary schools and
will be invited to participate in one focus group interview. This
data collection strategy was chosen because focus groups can be
empowering for people who have experienced discrimination or less
power in society. This qualitative intervention will follow cultural
guidelines that have proven to be relevant when conducting research
with Latino/a participants. The study will be primarily implemented
by principal investigators from Michigan State University and a
representative of the Lansing School District. In addition, an interdisciplinary
group of consultants will provide feedback throughout the different
stages of the study. Findings from this study will be included in
a future NIDA grant application (R21) as well as written up for
publication. Federal funding will facilitate the future implementation
of PMTO in the elementary schools selected by the Lansing School
District.
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