Extensive Evaluations of Parents Under Construction™
Parents Under Construction™ (which will frequently be referred to in this document by its previous name, Primary Prevention) has been extensively evaluated in sixteen separate, independently conducted research studies. Parents Under Construction™ (formerly called Primary Prevention) has been found effective in:
- teaching children parenting skills, and
- positively impacting children’s attitudes regarding the use of mentally healthy discipline techniques, regardless of age, sex, socio-economic status, and race.
The most recent studies indicate:
- knowledge gains and attitude remain at five-year follow-up
- some students report greater empathic capacity after participating in the program
- teachers implementing the program note improved student behavior
- parents participating in parent/child program activities overwhelmingly approve of the Parents Under Construction™ Program
The following is an overview of research conducted to date.
- 1991-92: Initial Pilot Study
- 1994-95: Teaching Children To Be Parents: An Evaluation of The Primary Prevention Program
- 1995-96: Teaching Children To Be Parents: An Evaluation of the Primary Prevention Program For Grades Kindergarten Through Three
- 1996-97: 7-12th Grade Primary Prevention Program Re-Evaluation Study
- 1997: Spanish Primary Prevention Program Fall 1997 Study
- 1998: Program Evaluation of the 4-6th Grade Spanish Primary Prevention Program.
- 1998: Results From Pilot Testing of Primary Prevention Program Preschool Curriculum
- 1999: An Evaluation of The Primary Prevention Program and Its Relation to Empathy and Pro-social Behavior
- 1999: Program Evaluation Results of the Pre-Kindergarten Primary Prevention Program (now called Parents Under Construction™)
- 2000: Teaching Children and Their Parents Parenting Skills: A Continuing Evaluation of the Parents Under Construction™ Program K-3rd Grade Parent/Child Curriculum
- 2000: Teaching Children Parenting Skills: An Interim Evaluation of the Parents Under Construction™ Program 4-6th Grade and 7-12 Grade at One Year
- 2001: Teaching Children and Their Parents Parenting Skills: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Parents Under Construction™ Program K-3rd Grade Parent/Child Curriculum /English and Spanish
- 2001: Teaching Children and Their Parents Parenting Skills: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Parents Under Construction™ Program 4-6th Grade Parent/Child Curriculum
- 2001: Teaching Children Parenting Skills: A Final Evaluation of the Parents Under Construction™ Program 4-6th Grade and 7-12 Grade at One Year
- 2002: Teaching Children Parenting Skills: A Final Evaluation of the Parents Under Construction™ Program 7-12 Curriculum and Parent Intervention Component
- 2005: Teaching Children Parenting Skills: May 2005 follow-up study of students receiving the Parents Under Construction™ program in 2000-2001.
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