High School Relationship and Marriage Education: A Comparison of Mandated and Self-Selected Treatment

Autor/in	Halpern-Meekin, Sarah
Titel	High School Relationship and Marriage Education: A Comparison of Mandated and Self-Selected Treatment
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 32 (2011) 3, S.394-419 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X10383944
Schlagwörter	High School Students; Disadvantaged Schools; Economically Disadvantaged; Marriage; Interpersonal Relationship; Skill Development; Family Structure; Surveys; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Course Descriptions; Outcomes of Education; Scores; Comparative Analysis; Counseling; Florida; Oklahoma + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Ehe; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Schülerverhalten; Kursstrukturplan; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Counselling; Beratung
Abstract	This study examines whether high school relationship and marriage education can affect students' relationship skills and if effects vary between sites having mandated and self-selected course participation. Based on an original data set (n = 222), results show that course exposure can result in a significant, positive change in students' relationship skills, although only at certain schools and for certain students. Mandated treatment appears to garner better results, those from two-parent families show the most consistent gains in relationship skills across schools, and severely economically disadvantaged school samples appear not to show gains. The importance of these results for practitioners and policy makers is discussed. (Contains 6 tables and 14 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10