Factors affecting high school teacher adoption, sustainability, and fidelity to the "Youth@Work: Talking Safety" curriculum

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• Personal Author:
  Bush D ; Casteel C ; Myers DJ ; Rauscher KJ
• Description:
  Background: Our objective was to identify individual- and organizational-level factors that affect high school teacher adoption, sustainability, and fidelity to the occupational safety and health curriculum, "Youth@Work: Talking Safety." Methods: We analyzed survey data collected from 104 high school teachers across the US who were trained in the curriculum since 2004. Linear and Cox regression were used to examine bivariate associations between individual and organizational-level factors and the outcomes of interest. Results: Except for perceived complexity, all individual-level factors (acceptance, enthusiasm, teaching methods fit, and self-efficacy) were associated with one or more outcomes of interest (P-values ranged from <0.001 to 0.031). Priority for non-academic courses (P=0.035) and supportive organizational climate (P=0.037) were the organizational-level factors associated with sustainability and number of lessons delivered, respectively. Conclusions: Consistent with the literature, individual-level factors influenced teacher adoption and, to a lesser extent, sustainability, and fidelity to the Youth@Work: Talking Safety curriculum and should be considered in attempts to promote the curriculum's use in high schools. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aging Education Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Adaptation Adolescents Adoption Age-groups Author Keywords: Young Workers Curriculum Data-processing Health-surveys Health And Safety Injury-prevention Injury Prevention Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Safety-climate Safety-education Sustainability Teaching Training Work-organization

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Iowa ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 9 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046396
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 Dec; 58(12):1288-1299
• Contact Point Address:
  Kimberly J. Rauscher, MA, ScD, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Injury Control Research Center, P.O. Box 9151, Morgantown, WV 26506
• Email:
  krauscher@hsc.wvu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  West Virginia University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20140831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a90939706c5e71213c0c0f35bbb15939af3234a8cc2d911cc1597ade11c4cdbf4c2f966ea9ed791bc3e0251012ae132bd063900e894e16c3593615b8e7c67ad9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201467/cdc_201467_DS1.pdf
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