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A re-evaluation of project pride, a redesigned school-based drug abuse prevention program
Leonard LoSciuto1, Ross B Steinman
1Temple University, Institute for Survey Research, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6099, USA. lenlo@temple.edu
Journal of Drug Education
|January 11, 2005
Summary
Project PRIDE, a school-based drug and alcohol prevention program, showed some positive outcomes for participants compared to controls. However, gains were mostly small, with only two statistically significant results observed.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Educational Psychology
- Substance Abuse Prevention
Background:
- School-based programs are crucial for early intervention in substance abuse.
- Continuous evaluation is essential for maintaining program effectiveness.
- Project PRIDE is a counselor-administered program focused on drug and alcohol prevention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of Project PRIDE.
- To assess the program's impact on drug and alcohol prevention outcomes.
- To inform ongoing program development through evaluation.
Main Methods:
- Outcome evaluation comparing participants to a control group.
- Pretest and posttest measures across six outcome areas.
- Analysis of gains in factual versus subjective areas.
Main Results:
- Participants showed greater pretest to posttest gains on five of six measures compared to controls.
- Many observed changes were small to moderate in size.
- Only two outcome measures yielded statistically significant differences.
- Gains in objective areas exceeded those in subjective areas.
Conclusions:
- Project PRIDE demonstrated some positive effects, particularly in objective measures.
- The program's impact on subjective areas requires further investigation.
- Evaluation-based development is key to program refinement and effectiveness.