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

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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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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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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!!!