Knowledge, Attitudes, and Commitment Concerning Evidence-Based Prevention Programs: Differences between Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H Youth Development Educators

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• Alternative Title:
  J Ext
• Personal Author:
  Perkins, Daniel F. ; Chilenski, Sarah Meyer ; Olson, Jonathan R. ; Mincemoyer, Claudia C. ; Spoth, Richard
• Description:
  In this article, we describe the results of a study designed to assess knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards evidence-based and other prevention programs among county Extension educators. We examined differences across educators from the Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and 4-H Youth Development program areas. Analyses based on a multi-state sample of educators revealed significant differences across program areas such that, compared to their 4-H counterparts, FCS educators were more knowledgeable of evidence-based programs and had more favorable perceptions and attitudes towards evidence-based and other pre-packaged prevention programs. These findings suggest that Cooperative Extension administrators should work to encourage the use of evidence-based and other prevention programs, particularly within the 4-H program area.
• Keywords:
  Accountability Evidence-based Program Prevention
• Source:
  J Ext. 52(3)
• Pubmed ID:
  25722498
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4338412
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 DA013709/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R18 DP002279/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; RC2 DA028879/DA/NIDA NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  52
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:453fed21d3842fb2a30279f57dee796d1ac849dfebdeb115fe6d40b5a1293cd3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30300/cdc_30300_DS1.pdf
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