oa Mapping Marital and Relationship Education Programs:
Current Evidence and Future Directions
Abstract
DIFI’s report on “Mapping Marital and Relationship Education Programs: Current Evidence and Future Directions” provides a desk-review of marital and relationship education programs (MRE), focusing on the Arab region. Through a historical analysis of international MREs and an examination of the pertaining literature, the report underscores the importance of support towards the implementation of such programs as well as the challenges faced during implementation and provides examples of international and regional programs as best practices. The report contributes to increasing knowledge about marital education programs in the Arab region by analyzing the reality of available programs, identifying the strengths and weaknesses, and the challenges they face. The report presents recommendations regarding ways to develop and implement marital education programs in the Arab region and calls for the development and implementation of pre-marital education programs to strengthen family cohesion.
1st English edition