Working on Womanhood (WOW): A participatory formative evaluation of a community-developed intervention
| Autor: | Kathryn E. Lawton, Tara Gill, Gail Day, Hayley Goldenthal, Ngozi Harris, Colleen Cicchetti, Sheree Blakemore, Rebecca E. Ford-Paz, Laurel Crown, Claire A. Coyne |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Community-Based Participatory Research Social Psychology Adolescent Strategy and Management education Geography Planning and Development Participatory action research Community-based participatory research Student engagement Health Promotion Formative assessment 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0504 sociology Participatory evaluation Ethnicity Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Business and International Management Curriculum Poverty School Health Services Medical education Academic year 05 social sciences ComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTING Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 050401 social sciences methods Consumer Behavior Mental health Community-Institutional Relations Mental Health Female Psychology Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Evaluation and program planning. 72 |
| ISSN: | 1873-7870 |
| Popis: | The well-documented disparities in availability, accessibility, and quality of behavioral health services suggest the need for innovative programs to address the needs of ethnic minority youth. The current study aimed to conduct a participatory, formative evaluation of “Working on Womanhood” (WOW), a community-developed, multifaceted, school-based intervention serving primarily ethnic minority girls living in underserved urban communities. Specifically, the current study aimed to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and initial promise of WOW using community-based participatory research (CBPR) and represented the third phase of a community-academic partnership. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 960 WOW participants in 21 urban public schools, as well as WOW counselors, parents, and school staff over the course of one academic year. Results demonstrated evidence of acceptability of WOW and noteworthy improvements for WOW participants in targeted outcomes, including mental health, emotion regulation, and academic engagement. Findings also indicated several challenges to implementation feasibility and acceptability, including screening and enrollment processes and curriculum length. Additionally, we discuss how, consistent with participatory and formative research, findings were used by program implementers to inform program improvements, including modifications to screening processes, timelines, curriculum, and trainings – all in preparation for a rigorous effectiveness evaluation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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