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THE EFFECT OF THE TEACHER AND THREE DIFFERENT CLASSROOM APPROACHES ON SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS‘ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT SMOKING *
Author(s) -
Irwin Robert P.,
Creswell William H.,
Stauffer Delmar J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1970.tb05622.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , psychology , sociology , computer science
EDRS PRICE MF-$0.25 HC-$0.90 *ATTITUDES, *BEHAVIOR CHANGE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, HEALTH EDUCATION, *INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PILOT PROJECTS, *SMOKING, TEACHER EDUCATICN, TEACHING METHODS THE PREMISE, THAT CIGARETTE SMOKING IS HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH., IS THE BASIS Cr THIS STUDY. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO CAUSE A SHIFT IN BEHAVIOR FROM THE "PRESMOKER" OR "SMOKING EXPERIMENTER" TOWARD THE "NONSMOKER" FATHER THAN THE SMOKER. THE GENERAL CONCEPT, THE CIGARETTE SMOKING HABIT IS A HEALTH HAZARD OF SUFFICIENT IMPORTANCE FCR YCUTH TO RESIST THE PRESSURE TO SMOKE, WAS USED TO DEVELOP A UNIT IN SMOKING FOR SEVENTH GRADERS. A PILOT STUDY WAS CCNDUCIED USING A FIVE LESSON UNIT ON SMOKING EDUCATION. THREE DIFFERENT APPROACHES WERE USED: (1) THE INDIVIDUAL APPROACH, (2) THE PEER-LED APPROACH, AND (3) THE TEACHER LED APPROACH.. TEACHER PREPARATION WAS ALSO TESTED, A REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHER AS OPPOSED TO ONE HAVING BEEN TRAINED IN SMOKING EDUCATION. A TOTAL OF 575 SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. RESULTS INDICATE (1) THE TEACHER LED APPROACH APPEARED TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN SITUATIONS WHERE GOOD DISCUSSION WAS POSSIBLE, PEER-LED WAS MORE EFFECTIVE IN SMALLER SIZE CLASSES; (2) REGULAR CLASSROOM TEACHERS WERE MORE EFFECTIVE; (3) GIRLS MADE A MORE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TOWARD NON-SMOKING THAN BOYS; AND (4) IN GENERAL, THE FIVE LESSON EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION UNITY CHANGED ATTITUDES AND BELIEFS ABOUT SMOKING. (SK) 15 11 CO Cs *14 T ° ttrg " 3. g 2 E ;