The Effectiveness of Peer-Led FAS/FAE Prevention Presentations in Middle and High Schools

Autor/in	Boulter, Lyn
Titel	The Effectiveness of Peer-Led FAS/FAE Prevention Presentations in Middle and High Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 51 (2007) 3, S.7-26 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-1482
Schlagwörter	Drinking; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Pregnancy; Middle School Students; High School Students; Females; Peer Teaching; Prevention; Health Education; Pretests Posttests; Instructional Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Alkoholembryopathie; Schwangerschaft; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Weibliches Geschlecht; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Unterrichtserfolg
Abstract	Pregnant women and women who might become pregnant, including middle school- and high school-age adolescents, continue to consume alcohol, placing themselves at risk of having a child with the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure. However, most prevention programs that attempt to increase public awareness and knowledge of FAS and related disorders have had limited success and are inappropriate for 11 through 17-year-old youth. This study assessed the effectiveness of a pilot multimedia presentation that was implemented by peers and slightly older college students and incorporated into the middle school and high school health education programs. Posttests and follow-up assessments were compared to pretest scores to measure change in knowledge related to the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and understanding of the overall purpose of the program. In general, students' overall knowledge of presentation content increased from pretest to posttest. Overall follow-up scores showed that students' retention of the presentation information had increased since the posttest. The findings suggest that FAS/FAE presentations led by peers and utilizing a multimedia/discussion format effectively increase middle school and high school students' knowledge of the effects of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Alcohol and Drug Information Foundation. P.O. Box 10212, Lansing, MI 48901. Tel: 517-484-1770; Fax: 517-487-2474; e-mail: jadejournal@earthlink.net; Web site: http://www.jadejournal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10