1. Objectifs

Intentions :
Prospère est une équipe de recherche québécoise qui met en place des projets liés à l’engagement paternel. «This chapter presents the principal parameters of the intervention model elaborated by the [...] team, and shows how the actors in the two communities translated, reinterpreted, and applied the guiding principles of this PAR [participatory action research] project. It describes the main phases of the implementation process, and summarizes the actions carried out between 1995 and 2000 […]. The chapter concludes by looking at the principal conditions for success, as well as the challenges encountered in the mobilizing of a community around a project aiming to promote father involvement.» (p. 71)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
Données documentaires diverses

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

«In accordance with the ecological approach, the actors at the two sites [Pointe-Calumet and the borough of Rosemont in Montreal] ensured that the action plans comprised activities that touched upon a range of diversified targets, and stemmed from strategies inspired by the health-promotion approach. Four main strategies determined the development of the activities: public awareness raising, direct support for fathers, support for families, and the development of father-friendly resources.» (p. 83) «Direct support for father aimed to increase fathers’ sense of parental competency, and help them take steps to assume a more active role with their children and build social links with others through support networks. These goals were realized through a number of activities, including individual follow-up of fathers facing particular difficulties, parenting education workshops in which fathers and children interacted, father-child recreational activities, and discussion and support groups of fathers. […] Support for families involved a set of activities that aimed to place fathers in the foreground and create occasions for them to interact with their children at various neighbourhood get-togethers.» (p. 85)