Reconnecting Youth Program
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Reconnecting Youth |
Phone |
(800) 733-6786 |
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National Educational Service |
Fax |
(812) 336-7790 |
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1252 Loesch Road |
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P.O. Box 8, Station T1 |
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Bloomington, IN 47404 |
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Program Description
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Focus Area |
Age Group |
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Affective Development |
High School |
9th through 12th Grades |
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Drop Out Prevention |
Targeted towards students identified as high- |
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Substance Abuse Prevention |
risk for school dropout |
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Program utilizes the Personal Growth Class (PCG) |
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Research Description
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Outcomes |
The following outcomes were not statistically significant:
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Research Category |
1, 4 |
Large Scale, Externally Reviewed Research Research Reviewed by Other Systems (Drug Strategies: Safe Schools, Safe Students) |
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Design |
Quasi Experimental |
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Multiple Studies |
Yes |
1997,1994 |
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Sample Size |
>50 |
Experimental Group=101 students; Control Group=158 students; 4 schools in both groups in 1994 study |
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Valid/ Reliable Instrument |
Yes |
School records (e.g., GPA, class absenteeism); Drug Involvement Scale for Adolescents; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; measure of deviant peer bonding and school bonding |
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Results |
Mixed |
Some outcomes were statistically significant. |
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Published |
Yes |
American Journal of Health Promotion, 1994 |
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Follow-up Data |
Mostly Positive |
Study was conducted 5 months after program participation. Results indicated that program effects were sustained. |
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Award |
N/A |
The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards. |