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Marriage Education: what do we know? What should we do about it?

By Harry Benson

References

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  18. H.Benson analysis of Marriage Savers data
  19. H.Benson analysis of Marriage Savers data
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Acknowledgements

I am very grateful to those who made constructive comments on earlier drafts of this paper. In particular, thanks to Dave Percival of “2-in-2-1” for challenging and encouraging me to clarify my thought process. Thanks also to Jill Kirby of the “Centre for Policy Studies”. This paper expands on a presentation I gave at her invitation. Finally thanks to Nick Gulliford of “FOCCUS”.

Bristol Community Family Trust - an example of this approach


In this article
- Summary
- Introduction
- Addressing stability and satisfaction
- Methods of delivery
- The effects of “Marriage Education”
- Other successful approaches
- Ingredients of a successful policy
- Bristol Community Family Trust - an example of this approach
- References

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