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Direct linkSpoth, Richard; Redmond, Cleve; Shin, Chungyeol; Trudeau, Linda; Greenberg, Mark T.; Feinberg, Mark E.; Welsh, Janet – Child Development, 2022
This study evaluated emerging adult effects of the PROmoting School-Community-University Partnerships to Enhance Resilience (PROSPER) universal prevention delivery system implemented in middle schools. Twenty-eight rural school districts were randomized to intervention and control conditions, with 1985 nineteen-year-old participants (90.6% White,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Middle School Students, Rural Schools
Barnes, Lisa B. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the study was to perform a program evaluation of the Right Choices Program to determine the program's effectiveness in delivering constructive interventions that modify student behavior once students have left the program and have returned to their regular learning environment. This mixed-method evaluation consisted of an…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Urban Schools, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior
Download full textCoalition for Evidence-Based Policy, 2010
U.S. social programs, set up to address important problems, often fall short by funding specific models/strategies ("interventions") that are not effective. When evaluated in scientifically-rigorous studies, social interventions in K-12 education, job training, crime prevention, and other areas are frequently found ineffective or…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Classroom Techniques, Prevention
Mouttapa, Michele; Watson, Donnie W.; McCuller, William J.; Reiber, Chris; Tsai, Winnie – Journal of Correctional Education, 2009
Evidence-based programs for substance use and HIV prevention (SUHIP) were adapted for high-risk juveniles detained at 24-hour secure correctional facilities. In this pilot study, comparisons were made between adolescents who received the SUHIP intervention and a control group on changes in: (1) knowledge of HIV prevention behaviors, (2) attitudes…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Correctional Institutions, Prevention, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Talpade, Medha; Lynch, Diane; Lattimore, Barbara; Graham, Ashlee – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2008
The Juvenile and Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Program (JASAP) is a curriculum-based prevention and health promotion program for youth between the ages of 13 to 18 years in Fulton County, Georgia. The program was established in 2007 to promote healthy decision-making skills that would eventually lead to informed choices and decisions…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Program Evaluation, Self Efficacy, Prevention
Peer reviewedVitaro, Frank; And Others – Canadian Journal of Special Education, 1992
This article, written in French, describes and evaluates the first phase of a program to prevent drug addiction among 110 fifth-grade girls with behavior problems in Montreal (Quebec, Canada). Evaluation of the instructional program showed positive results for student knowledge level, attitudes, and behaviors and supported program continuation…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Problems, Drug Abuse, Females
Tosti-Vasey, Joanne L.; Barton, Francine – 1991
Getting Alternative Information Now (GAIN) is a family-based program designed to prevent/reduce drug and alcohol use/abuse among teenagers and families. The program includes: (1) referrals by school systems to the Family Services Agency of Central Arkansas; (2) clinical needs assessments to determine which program (Early Intervention Program,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
Jackson, Shirley A. – 1993
This report presents findings of an inquiry into the educational needs of children prenatally exposed to drugs and covers: (1) the extent of the problem, (2) negative effects of prenatal drug exposure on a child's educational potential, (3) typical behaviors and learning deficits of such children, and (4) characteristics of successful early…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems, Congenital Impairments, Disadvantaged Youth
Farrell, Albert D.; Meyer, Aleta L.; Sullivan, Terri N.; Kung, Eva M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2003
We evaluated the impact of RIPP-7, a seventh grade violence prevention curriculum designed to strengthen and extend the effects of the sixth grade RIPP-6 curriculum. Classes of seventh graders at two urban middle schools serving predominantly African-American youth where RIPP-6 had been implemented the preceding school year were randomized to…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Intervention, Violence
