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Brinkman, Britney G; Rabenstein, Kelly L.; Rosén, Lee A.; Zimmerman, Toni S. – Youth & Society, 2014
In the current study, 45 girls and 41 boys participated in focus groups following a program designed to teach them about social justice. The children articulated the discrepancy between their own gender identity and gender role stereotypes and discussed potential problems with conforming to gender role expectations as well as consequences of…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Social Justice, Gender Differences, Identification (Psychology)
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Elton-Chalcraft, Sally – Education 3-13, 2011
Research concerning children is often presented with only a brief comment on the research methods adopted. This paper takes a "behind the scenes" view and I discuss my adoption of a non-hierarchical "least adult role" adapted from Mandell's work in 1991 to undertake qualitative research in the sensitive area of children's…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teaching Methods, Cultural Pluralism, Minority Groups
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Jowers, Keri L.; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Gately, Sherry – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2007
Public schools are under increased pressure to implement evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs. A number of model programs have been identified, but little research has examined the effectiveness of these programs when "brought to scale" or implemented district-wide. The current paper summarizes the application of the Adelman and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Student Attitudes, Drug Education, Prevention