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PeacePartners, Inc. announces new research… |
PeaceBuilders has now been the subject of two secondary analysis studies, further examining data that was collected in the original PeaceBuilders study. PeacePartners is proud to announce further evidence of the effectiveness of PeaceBuilders in two ways that were previously unreported: weapons victimization and bullying among girls. These are summaries of papers that have been submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
Impact of PeaceBuilders Violence Prevention Approach on Self-Reported Bullying Perpetration with Elementary School-Age Girls Submitted by Alexander Vazsonyi, Gregg Powell, Faith Lamb-Parker, Nicole J. Ives, Daniel J. Flannery, and Dennis Embry
Reducing Weapons Victimization Among Elementary School Students: Analyses of the Effects of PeaceBuilders Submitted by Faith Lamb-Parker, Alexander Vazsonyi, Gregg Powell, Nicole G. Ives, Daniel J Flannery, Dennis D. Embry
This paper was presented as a poster session at the American Psychological Services convention on May 25, 2006. The poster was presented by Drs. Faith Lamb-Parker and Gregg Powell of R&P Associates. |
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| Study and Peer Reviews |
Does the PeaceBuilders Intervention Reduce Violence in Schools? School Counseling Research Brief 3.1. Center for School Counseling Outcome Research
Evaluation of a School-Based, Universal Violence Prevention Program: Low-, Medium-, and High-Risk Children. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
“The current investigation examined the differential effectiveness of PeaceBuilders, a large-scale, universal violence prevention program, on male and female youth identified as low, medium, or high risk for future violence. It included eight urban schools randomly assigned to intensive intervention and wait-list control conditions.”
Initial Behavior Outcomes for the PeaceBuilders Universal School-Based Violence Prevention Program
“Results over a two-year period demonstrated a statistically significant increase in student pro-social behavior in favor of the intervention group, as measured by teacher reports of social competence. Results also showed a decline, although not to a statistically significant degree, in student aggressive behavior in favor of the intervention group, as measured by teacher reports of social competence and student reports of peace-building behavior.”
“Give Peace a Chance.” People Magazine
“Four schools, one from each of four matched pairs, were randomly assigned to begin PeaceBuilders in Year 1. The remaining four schools begin in Year 2. Outcome assessments include student self-reports, standardized teacher reports, playground observations, and school and law enforcement records. Process assessments include school observations and surveys of teacher practices and satisfaction.”
Two sides of the coin: Multilevel prevention and intervention to reduce youth violent behavior. In D. Flannery & C.R. Huff (Eds), Youth Violence: Prevention, intervention and social policy, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press
The impact of an elementary school-based violence prevention program on visits to the school nurse. American Journal of Preventive Medicine
“Between 1993-1994 and 1994-1995, the rate of visits/1,000 student days decreased 12.6% in the intervention schools while remaining unchanged in the comparison schools. The same trend was detected for injury-related visits. Rates of fighting-related injuries changed little in the intervention schools but increased 56.0% in the control schools. An analysis of covariance confirmed that injuries and visits to nurses decreased in intervention schools relative to control schools.”
Does your school have a peaceful environment? Using an audit to create a climate for change and resiliency. Intervention in School and Clinic
“A school audit is described, based on the PeaceBuilders program, which helps to create a more peaceful school environment. A research-driven violence prevention program, PeaceBuilders has identified characteristics that help in creating this environment, such as common language, positive stories and behavior posters, daily rewards, group rewards, praise notes, social skills training, student responsibility, a schoolwide cue system, and praise by staff.”
Nurse’s Logs as an Evaluation Tool for School-Based Violence Prevention Programs. Journal of School Health
PeaceBuilders: A theoretically driven, school-based model for early violence prevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine |
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| Other Research |
Reducing Violence through Community-based Programs: A case for PeaceBuilders. Queensland University of Technology.
Evaluation Plan: PeaceBuilders Implementation. San Diego
Children, schools, and communities united in a celebration for peace. Loma Linda University. Adventist Health Sciences Center.
Youth Violence Prevention: The State of the Science.
A Prevention Process for Schools and their Communities.
Examining a Global Pastoral Care Program To Create Safer School Communities - Lisa McKay-Brown, PhD Candidate MEd, BA(Psych), DipT(Prim) Cert IV Workplace Training and Assessment, The University of Melbourne |
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