Gosin M N, Dustman P A, Drapeau A E, Harthun M L
Drug Resistance Strategies Project, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Health Educ Res. 2003 Jun;18(3):363-79. doi: 10.1093/her/cyf026.
Existing research confirms a need to seek strategies that combine the strengths of researchers and community to create effective prevention curricula for youth. This article describes how components of Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology were used to create the keepin' it REAL Drug Resistance Strategies (DRS) curriculum designed for a diverse Southwestern US youth population. School community participants were involved in multiple stages of creation and implementation. The research team developed a systematic process for creating lessons built upon strong theoretical foundations, while teachers and students contributed lesson modifications and evaluations, suggestions for supplemental activities, and the actual production of instructional videos. While the experimental design and some methodological constraints served to limit school community involvement in some phases of the DRS project, this article describes how PAR methodology ensured that researchers collaborated with school community members to create this promising drug prevention curriculum. Results of the REAL experiment, discussion of the use of this methodology, implications and recommendations for future research also are included.
现有研究证实，有必要寻求将研究人员和社区的优势结合起来的策略，以便为青少年创建有效的预防课程。本文描述了如何运用参与式行动研究（PAR）方法的各个组成部分，来创建针对美国西南部不同青少年群体的“保持真实”抗药性策略（DRS）课程。学校社区参与者参与了课程创建和实施的多个阶段。研究团队开发了一个系统的流程，用于在坚实的理论基础上创建课程，而教师和学生则对课程进行修改和评估、提供补充活动的建议，并实际制作教学视频。虽然实验设计和一些方法上的限制在DRS项目的某些阶段限制了学校社区的参与，但本文描述了PAR方法如何确保研究人员与学校社区成员合作，创建这一前景良好的药物预防课程。文中还包括了“保持真实”实验的结果、对该方法使用情况的讨论、对未来研究的启示和建议。
