A qualitative analysis of factors influencing middle school students' use of skills taught by a violence prevention curriculum
| Autor: | Albert D. Farrell, Sally Mays, Alison M. Kramer-Kuhn, Terri N. Sullivan, Krista R. Mehari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Adolescent education Poison control Violence Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Education Intervention (counseling) Injury prevention Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Child Students Curriculum Qualitative Research Medical education Schools Aggression Human factors and ergonomics Adolescent Behavior Female medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of school psychology. 53(3) |
| ISSN: | 1873-3506 |
| Popis: | This study examined factors that influenced the use of skills taught in a school-based universal violence prevention program. Interviews were conducted with 91 students from two urban schools (83% were African American and 12% multiracial) and 50 students from a nearby county school (52% were White, 32% African American, and 12% multiracial). About half the sample (54%) was male. All had been in sixth grade classrooms where the Second Step (Committee for Children, 1997b) violence prevention curriculum had been implemented earlier in the school year or in the preceding school year. Qualitative analysis of interview transcripts suggested that participants' use of intervention skills was influenced by their beliefs and values, perceived relevance and effectiveness of the skill, issues related to enacting the behavior, and contextual factors. These findings highlight the need for a more intensive and comprehensive effort to address barriers and supports that influence the relevance and impact of school-based violence prevention programs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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