EPIC: Growing Up Together Project

 Vito Borrello, President

Phone

(716) 886-6396

EPIC Program, Inc.

Fax

(716) 886-0221

1300 Elemwood Ave.

 

 

Cassety Hall, Room 340

 

 

Buffalo, NY 14222

 

 

Program Description

Focus Area

Age Group

Affective Development

Early Childhood

PreK

Violence Prevention

Elementary

 

 

Middle School

through

 

High School

12th grade

Research Description

 Outcomes

  • higher self-concept
  • higher civic responsibility
  • higher academic achievement

 

Research Category

2

Validated Program Research

Design

Quasi Experimental

 

Multiple Studies

N/A

There were no other studies conducted.

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group=4 schools; 394 students; Control Group=3 schools;277 students

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Self-Concept Scale of the Growing Up Together; Growing Up Together Rules, Rights, and Responsibility Scale; academic achievement

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. Educationally meaningful based on indicated effect size.

Published

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that studies were published.

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

Yes

Received the "Gould-Wising Award" from the Justice Department