Title of article :
Local school district adoption of state-recommended policies on HIV prevention education
Author/Authors :
Susan M. Blake، نويسنده , , Rebecca A. Ledsky، نويسنده , , Richard J. Sawyer، نويسنده , , Carol Goodenow، نويسنده , , Stephen Banspach، نويسنده , , David K. Lohrmann، نويسنده , , Tim Hack، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2005
Pages :
10
From page :
239
To page :
248
Abstract :
Background. This study evaluated the extent to which school districts in Massachusetts adopted HIV education policies consistent with state education agency recommendations, and whether adoption of state-recommended policy language was associated with other core components of school-based HIV prevention programs such as staff development, curriculum, and implementation characteristics. Methods. A census of health coordinators (n = 251) and high school HIV teachers (n = 174) in randomly selected schools in Massachusetts were surveyed. Chi-squares and analysis of variance (ANOVAs) were used to analyze data. Results. Most districtsʹ policies fully incorporated state-recommended language for training HIV teachers (62%), providing HIV education within comprehensive sexuality education (62%), and providing skills-based instruction (57%). Districts adopting state-recommended policies were significantly more likely to have trained more HIV teachers (82% vs. 59% of teachers trained; P < 0.001), provided HIV education to a greater percentage of students (90% vs. 50% of students educated; P < 0.001), and adopted research-based curricula (44% vs. 27%; P < 0.01). High school teachers who received training and those using research-based curricula covered more HIV prevention topics and used more skills-based instructional methods than those who did not receive training or did not use research-based curricula (P < 0.01). Conclusions. Results suggest that strong, state-level HIV prevention education policy recommendations can help shape local school health policy and, when adopted locally, can positively influence the reach and quality of HIV education.
Keywords :
Curriculum , Health occupations , public health , education , policy , School health , diffusion , Schools , Sociology and Social Phenomena , HIV
Journal title :
Preventive Medicine
Serial Year :
2005
Journal title :
Preventive Medicine
Record number :
804143
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