Dr. H Wallace Goddard

H. Wallace (Wally) Goddard is a Family Life Specialist at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. He served as an Extension Family and Child Development Specialist at Auburn University for over 6 years, during which time he developed "Principles of Parenting", a broad parenting program that has been adopted by several states, and "The Great Self Mystery", a youth identity program that has been adopted by national organizations. He was also one of four scholars invited to...See more

H. Wallace (Wally) Goddard is a Family Life Specialist at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service. He served as an Extension Family and Child Development Specialist at Auburn University for over 6 years, during which time he developed "Principles of Parenting", a broad parenting program that has been adopted by several states, and "The Great Self Mystery", a youth identity program that has been adopted by national organizations. He was also one of four scholars invited to develop the "National Extension Parent Education Model", which is the base document for all extension parent education. He writes monthly columns for several Web magazines on various family subjects and has authored general audience family books. In addition to work in Extension, he also provided content expertise to Stephen R. Covey when he wrote "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families". Experience in both university and business settings has provided a wealth of background in family life education. He also has graduate training in instructional psychology and certification as a Family Life Educator. Since accepting a position with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, he has developed extensive Web-based parent education and has been involved with the national team that is developing national standards for parenting educators. He is also involved in the development of a model and national curriculum for couples' education. He has served as chair of the Education and Enrichment section of the National Council on Family Relations, the premier family professional organization in the world, and is a NCFR Fellow. He currently serves on the editorial board for the Children, Youth and book Review Editor for "Family Relations". He has taught graduate courses on family life education. See less