Coca-Cola Valued Youth

Phone

(210) 684-8180

Linda Cantu, M.A.

Fax

(210) 684-5389

Intercultural Development Research

Email

lcantu@idra.org

Association

5835 Callaghan Road, Suite 350

San Antonio, TX 78228-1190

Focus Area

 Age Group

Drop Out Prevention

 High School

Home/ School Relations

Support Services

Violence Prevention

 Outcomes

• lower drop-out rates
• higher reading grades
• higher self-concept scores
• better attitudes toward school

Research Category

2

Validated Program Research

Design

Quasi Experimental

Multiple Studies

Yes

Yearly evaluation reports. Longitudinal investigation from baseline to end of the second program year.

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group=101 students; Control Group=93 in the 1992 evaluation

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale; Quality of School Life Scale; dropout rates; reading grades

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

Yes

Texas Researcher, Winter 1992

Follow-up Data

N/A

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

Award

Yes

Recognized as a National Research and Demonstration Project by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs