C'mon guys! A program to facilitate father involvement in the primary school environment Oborne, Melanie and Maidment, Jane 2007, C'mon guys! A program to facilitate father involvement in the primary school environment, Groupwork, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 8-24. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title C'mon guys! A program to facilitate father involvement in the primary school environment Author(s) Oborne, Melanie Maidment, Jane Journal name Groupwork Volume number 17 Issue number 3 Start page 8 End page 24 Publisher Whiting & Birch Ltd. Place of publication London, England Publication date 2007 ISSN 0951-824X 1746-6091 Keyword(s) fathers school children groupwork social learning theory systems theory Summary This article is written to provide a case study example of a program developed to encourage fathers' engagement with their children in the primary school environment. C'mon Guys! was delivered in a Primary School in Victoria, Australia (unnamed to protect the privacy of the participants). The article begins by first describing the community in which C'mon Guys! was offered and goes on to outline the literature related to aspects pertinent to the program such as father involvement in the lives of children at school, and the role of the social worker in facilitating this type of groupwork in the school setting. Next, the aims of the program are discussed with particular reference to its design, social learning theory, systems theory and groupwork principles and processes. The outcomes of C'mon Guys! are then discussed noting the limitations of the program as well as identifying the extrinsic and intrinsic benefits for the children, their fathers and the community. Language eng Field of Research 160799 Social Work not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007830 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Health and Social Development Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 04 Feb 2009, 15:15:44 EST Tue, 08 Nov 2011, 11:23:48 EST Tue, 08 Nov 2011, 11:24:55 EST Fri, 09 Mar 2012, 13:57:06 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 09:08:39 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 1 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 448 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:56:35 EST

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