Teenage Health Teaching Modules Evaluation

Abstract:
[ARCHIVED] This special insert of the Journal of School Health reports the findings of a three-year, CDC-supported evaluation of a school health education curriculum. Articles examine the evaluation research methods, findings, and implications of the evaluation of Teenage Health Teaching Modules (THTM), conducted between 1986 and 1989. The introduction summarizes the study's rationale, methods, and main findings. In an article on evaluation design, the authors describe the study design and intervention methods used to assess the effectiveness of the THTM and the consequences of pre-implementation training among experimental teachers. Results of the THTM evaluation are then presented in three related articles focusing on student outcomes, on impact of teacher training on curriculum implementation and effectiveness, and on other factors enhancing curriculum implementation. Exposure to THTM resulted in positive changes in self-reported behaviors among high school students, the study found.

Author(s): Nelson, Gary D.; Cross, Floy; Kolbe, Lloyd J.

Publication: Journal of School Health (A Special Insert), Vol. 61, pp. 19-42


Date Published: 1/1/1991

Pages: 22

Location Code: 8019