ERIC Number: EJ845785
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1538-8220
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Building a Foundation against Violence: Impact of a School-Based Prevention Program on Elementary Students
Hall, Bruce W.; Bacon, Tina P.
Journal of School Violence, v4 n4 p63-83 2005
This study examined the effectiveness of the Too Good for Violence Prevention Program (TGFV), a multifaceted interactive intervention. Grounded in Bandura's Social Learning Theory, the TGFV curricula focus on developing personal and interpersonal skills to solve conflict non-violently and resist social influences that lead to violence. Participants were 999 third grade students and 46 teachers in ten elementary schools. The schools were matched on student characteristics and academic performance and assigned to treatment or control conditions. Teachers and students completed checklists assessing students' behaviors prior to, following, and 20 weeks after program delivery. Results show that treatment students, as compared to control students, were perceived by teachers as evidencing more frequent use of personal and social skills and of prosocial behaviors after program delivery. Student survey data show that treatment students, as compared to control students, evidenced more positive scores in the areas of emotional competency skills, social and resistance skills, and communication skills after program delivery. The benefits of the TGFV program continued to be observed at the 20-week follow-up. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Socialization, Prevention, Student Surveys, Social Influences, Grade 3, Communication Skills, Student Characteristics, Violence, Elementary School Students, Program Effectiveness, Student Development, Skill Development, Interpersonal Competence, Conflict Resolution, Peer Influence, Check Lists, Student Behavior, Prosocial Behavior, Emotional Development, Resistance (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards without Reservations
WWC Study Page: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/study/65060
IES Cited: ED493440