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Prevention That Works!

A Guide For Developing School-Based Drug and Violence Prevention Programs

By: Cynthia Knowles

Hard data on effective programs for you and your school!

There are a wide range of programs that claim to prevent or reduce drug use and violence on campus . . . but how good are they? And how effective is the program that's in place at your school?

Now even educators without evaluation experience or a statistical background can produce accurate and 'fearless' assessments with the help of this invaluable guidebook, including:

Writing goals and objectives
Reviewing and selecting programs
Creating homegrown programs
Creating self-report questionnaires and focus groups
Calculating time and cost effectiveness
Crunching numbers and organizing data
Presenting the results

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9780761978053
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2001
Page Count: 240
Publication date: June 27, 2001

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Cynthia Knowles is the recipient of the National Association of Student Assistance Professionals Student Assistance Journal Editorial Award

"Easy to read and understand, with a wealth of resource ideas. Very helpful for even a novice to understand and lead school and community groups through developing a practical prevention plan."
Jane Todey
Bureau of Children, Family, & Community Services
Iowa Department of Education

"A good beginning tool for those in need to get the job done immediately."
Bertha Caldwell
Bureau of Children, Family, and Community Services
Iowa Department of Education

Hard data on effective prevention programs . . . and how to make them work for your school!

There are a wide range of programs that claim to prevent or reduce drug use and violence on campus . . . but how good are they? And how effective is the program that's in place at your school?

Now even educators without evaluation experience or a statistical background can produce accurate and 'fearless' assessments with the help of this invaluable guidebook, including:

Writing goals and objectives
Reviewing and selecting programs
Creating homegrown programs
Creating self-report questionnaires and focus groups
Calculating time and cost effectiveness
Crunching numbers and organizing data
Presenting the results

What's more, Prevention That Works! contains over thirty separate resources that you can easily adapt and use in your own evaluations, including:

Sample youth participant feedback sheets
Sample adult participant feedback sheets
Sample classroom observation sheets
Sample teacher implementation logs
Sample en-route participant feedback sheets
Sample teacher surveys of curriculum content for violence and substance abuse
Data summary Logs
Sample student risk surveys
Sample parent consent forms

. . . as well as guidelines, glossaries, and advice on online funding. It's a comprehensive work and an essential part of your school safety program!

Author(s)

Cynthia Knowles

Cynthia R. Knowles works nationally helping schools, agencies, and businesses maximize the effectiveness of their prevention programs through student and employee training, curriculum review, data analysis, awareness education, and program evaluation. She works as the Health and Wellness Coordinator at Livonia Central School, Livonia, New York; as a lecturer at the State University of New York at Geneseo; as a supervisor of student teachers in health education at the State University of New York at Cortland; and as a professional ski instructor. Previously she has been the Director of Rehabilitation for a 135-bed homeless shelter, a psychotherapist for adolescents and their families, and a regional coordinator for the Safe and Drug Free Schools grant program. Through articles and training seminars, she advocates for truth, accuracy, and youth involvement in the field of violence and substance abuse. She teaches participants to question their sources and to validate all information before passing it on. Her politics are simple: She believes that all of us—parents, teachers, and neighbors—have the ability to change the world significantly through our interactions with youth. She believes in prayer and miracles but is still slightly superstitious and overinsured. Cynthia welcomes your feedback, especially your experiences, challenges, insights, and successes with using this book for program evaluation.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Establishing Your Work Group

Writing Goals and Objectives

Program Review, Selection, and Implementation

Creating Homegrown Programs

Elements of Effective Prevention

Additional Data Collection

Preparing for Assessment of Program Effectiveness

Self-Report Questionnaires and Focus Groups

Collecting Information From Students

Cost and Time Effectiveness

Experimental Design - The Basics

Experimental Designs for Different Program Types

Crunching Your Numbers and Organizing Your Data

Public Presentation of Your Results

Troubleshooting Your Results

Reviews

"Easy to read and understand, with a wealth of resource ideas. Very helpful for even a novice to understand and lead school and community groups through developing a practical prevention plan."

Jane Todey
Bureau of Children, Family, & Community Services, Iowa Department of Education, Des Moines, IA

"A good beginning tool for those in need to get the job done immediately."

Bertha Caldwell
Bureau of Children, Family, and Community Services, Des Moines, IA

"Knowles does a fine job of reaching her goal of providing a practical and accessible book for the practitioner charged with selecting, implementing, and evaluating prevention programs in two problem areas that dramatically affect the health of our children."

Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books, April 2003

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