Why and how PROERD instructors adapt the program during its delivery: an implementation research.
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| Title: | Why and how PROERD instructors adapt the program during its delivery: an implementation research. |
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| Authors: | Gusmoes, Julia D. (AUTHOR), Garcia-Cerde, Rodrigo (AUTHOR), Valente, Juliana Y. (AUTHOR), Galvao, Patrícia P. de O. (AUTHOR), Sanchez, Zila M. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy. Oct2024, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p595-602. 8p. |
| Subjects: | Substance abuse prevention, Prevention of school violence, Human services programs, Qualitative research, Research funding, Interviewing, Culture, Thematic analysis, Students, Research methodology, Academic achievement, Health education, Police |
| Geographic Terms: | Brazil |
| Abstract: | Background: The Drug and Violence Resistance Educational Program (Programa Educacional de Resistência às Drogas e à Violência – PROERD) is the most widely implemented prevention program in Brazil and this study evaluated the reasons and ways in which PROERD instructors change the program, affecting its implementation fidelity. Methods: This qualitative method study used three data sources: semi-structured interviews with 19 police officers (PROERD instructors), fidelity forms completed by the instructors, and the researcher's observations of 30 lessons, followed by thematic analysis. Results: Strong evidence shows that instructors adapt the program, in general, because they experienced that some activities do not work when implemented as they were created by the developers. The main reasons to adapt the program were categorized into two groups: intrinsic and extrinsic reasons. The cultural reality and school performance of students and the support and infrastructure of the school were the extrinsic reasons, and instructors' performance was the intrinsic reason. Conclusion: In order to make PROERD feasible for students and schools, instructors change the program in an unstructured way, often not following the curriculum. Therefore, PROERD will hardly have a positive effect for Brazilian students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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