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Prevention That Works!: A Guide For Developing School-Based Drug and Violence Prevention Programs
Prevention That Works A Guide For Developing SchoolBased Drug and Violence Prevention Programs Author:Cynthia R. Knowles 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." — <... more »/i>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!« less