Werle Gretchen D
Gateway Middle School, Huntington, MA, USA.
J Sch Nurs. 2004 Apr;20(2):81-7. doi: 10.1177/10598405040200020501.
This qualitative study explored 8th-grade students' responses to hearing stories about the lived experience of violence. A convenience sample of 13 students attending health education classes at a public middle school was used. After hearing each story, students answered a series of questions using the process of free writing. Free writing is a technique that allows students to explore their thoughts and reactions while promoting critical thinking. Student free writing samples were analyzed using a process of constant comparison. Three themes emerged from the data: (a) students gain insights into the realities of violence through hearing these stories, (b) students respond on an emotional level to both the stories and the storytellers, and (c) students respond positively to and are engaged by these stories. The findings lend support to the use of storytelling in teaching youth about violence. School nurses can develop and implement violence prevention education programs using the storytelling model, seek grant and community support for such programs, and conduct further research into the use of the storytelling model.
这项定性研究探讨了八年级学生对听闻暴力生活经历故事的反应。研究采用了便利抽样法，选取了13名在一所公立中学参加健康教育课程的学生。在听完每个故事后，学生们通过自由写作的方式回答了一系列问题。自由写作是一种能让学生在促进批判性思维的同时探索自己的想法和反应的技巧。学生的自由写作样本通过持续比较的过程进行分析。数据中出现了三个主题：（a）学生通过听闻这些故事深入了解了暴力的现实情况；（b）学生在情感层面上对故事和讲故事的人都有所反应；（c）学生对这些故事反应积极并被吸引。这些研究结果支持了在向青少年传授暴力知识时采用讲故事的方式。学校护士可以开发并实施以讲故事模式开展的暴力预防教育项目，为这类项目寻求拨款和社区支持，并对讲故事模式的应用进行进一步研究。
