ERIC Number: EJ841927
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-8220
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Implications for Evaluating Multi-Component, Complex Prevention Initiatives: Taking Guidance from the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
Felix, Erika; Furlong, Michael; Sharkey, Jill; Osher, David
Journal of School Violence, v6 n2 p3-22 2007
The Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Initiative is an ambitious and comprehensive prevention initiative to promote evidence-based practice to address school safety and the reduction of substance abuse. This article describes the history of the SS/HS initiative and the national evaluation efforts to monitor the success of the initiative. To gather an overview of program evaluation and dissemination strategies across sites, we conducted a survey of SS/HS sites. Results revealed that most sites used an external evaluator, usually from a private firm, and quasi-experimental designs, although there was variation. We also summarize the strategies, some key findings, and common themes across the evaluation articles in this special issue. Implications for future comprehensive evaluations are discussed.
Descriptors: School Safety, Health Promotion, Prevention, Evidence, Incidence, Substance Abuse, Program Evaluation, Quasiexperimental Design, Meta Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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