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Safe Schools/Healthy Students 2004
Teen Leadership Experience
A Preliminary Evaluation Report September 2004
What is Safe Schools/Healthy Students?
• Federal partnership
• School and community partnership
• University partnership
Teen Leadership Experience
• Teen Leadership Experience weekend conducted July 23-25, 2004
• 78 students and their parents completed pre (before TLE) and post (after TLE) assessments
Child Participation by Race
White Black Hispanic Mixed Race
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Child Participation by Gender
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Descriptions of Student Questionnaires
Individual Protective Factors Survey– Assesses personal control over behavior.– Includes 2 subscales; self-efficacy and self-control– Targets low income students in grades 7-11
Likelihood of Violence and Delinquency– Assesses likelihood of engaging in violent or delinquent
behaviors
Social Competence Measure– Assesses social competence– Includes 2 subscales; pro-social behavior and emotional-
regulation
Results from Self-Control Measure by Item
Major Finding: Students are reporting feeling more in control of their own behavior after TLE
After attending TLE, Students More Likely To Report:
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I Listen To Others' Point Of View
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I Cooperate With Peers Without Prompting
After attending TLE, Students More Likely To Report:
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I Share With Others
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I Give Suggestions and Opinions Without Being Bossy
After attending TLE, Students More Likely To Report:
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Me
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I Think Before Acting I Accept Things Not Going My Way
Results from Delinquent Behavior Measure
Major Finding: Students report that they are less likely to engage in violent and delinquent behaviorsafter TLE
After Attending TLE, Students Less Likely To Report:
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Mea
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Injuring Someone Else In a Fight Getting Into a Fight
Social Competence Measure
Major Finding: Students report increases in social competence after TLE
After Attending TLE, Students More Likely To Report That:
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If You Work Hard, You Will Get What You Want
To Make a Good Decision, It Is Important To Think
After Attending TLE, Students More Likely To Disagree That:
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Sometimes You Have To Physically Fight To Get What You Want
I Get Mad Easy
After Attending TLE, Students More Likely To Disagree That:
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I Do Whatever I Feel Like Doing When I Am Mad I Yell At People
Teen Leadership Experience
Overall Data Findings
Teen Leadership Experience
improves self-control
reduces violent/delinquent behaviors increases social competence
A Special Thanks to:
• Denis Carter• Linda Ferrell• All the Seahawk Specialists at TLE• The UNCW Evaluation Team- the best data
grinders in town!!!
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