ERIC Number: EJ819079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 27
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2379
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Immediate and Short-Term Effects of the 5th Grade Version of the "keepin' it REAL" Substance Use Prevention Intervention
Hecht, Michael L.; Elek, Elvira; Wagstaff, David A.; Kam, Jennifer A.; Marsiglia, Flavio; Dustman, Patricia; Reeves, Leslie; Harthun, Mary
Journal of Drug Education, v38 n3 p225-251 2008-2009
This study assessed the immediate and short-term outcomes of adapting a culturally-grounded middle school program, "keepin' it REAL", for elementary school students. After curriculum adaptation, 10 schools were randomly assigned to the intervention in 5th grade with follow-up boosters in 6th grade; 13 schools were randomly assigned to the control condition, implementing the school's pre-existing substance use prevention programming. Students (n = 1,566) completed a questionnaire prior to curriculum implementation and follow-up questionnaires toward the end of 5th and 6th grade. The 5th grade "kiR" curriculum generally appeared no more effective than the control schools' programming in changing students' resistance or decision-making skills; substance use intentions, expectancies, or normative beliefs; or lifetime and recent substance use. Such findings have implications for the age appropriateness of school-based programs. (Contains 4 tables and 2 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Curriculum Development, School Activities, Intervention, Prevention, Programming, Grade 6, Grade 5, Drug Education, Substance Abuse, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Questionnaires, Attitude Change, Decision Making, Intention, Expectation, Mexican Americans, Culturally Relevant Education, Middle School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Grade 6; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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