A Case Study of Peer Educators in a Community-Based Program to Reduce Teen Pregnancy: Selected Characteristics Prior to Training, Perceptions of Training and Work, and Perceptions of How Participation in the Program Has Affected Them

Autor/in	Beshers, Sarah C.
Titel	A Case Study of Peer Educators in a Community-Based Program to Reduce Teen Pregnancy: Selected Characteristics Prior to Training, Perceptions of Training and Work, and Perceptions of How Participation in the Program Has Affected Them
Quelle	In: American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2 (2007) 2, S.97-115 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1554-6128
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Change Agents; Pregnancy; Homosexuality; Case Studies; Peer Teaching; Adolescents; Community Programs; Surveys; Interviews; Essays; Comparative Analysis; Qualitative Research; Role; Risk; Health Behavior; Social Bias + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Schwangerschaft; Homosexualität; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Essay; Aufsatzunterricht; Qualitative Forschung; Rollen; Risiko; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten
Abstract	This investigation is a case study of peer educators in a community-based teen pregnancy prevention program. Research questions focused on identifying ways in which peer educators differed from other teens and exploring the perceptions of the peer educators about their experience in the program and the ways in which it has affected them. Data were collected via a written survey, semi-structured interviews, and written essays. Survey results indicate few differences between the peer educators and the comparison group. Qualitative analysis of the interviews identified several themes about both the program and the benefits of participation. An unexpected finding was a high level of support for LGBT youth. This finding raises questions about the role of peer educators as change agents, not simply to reduce sexual risk-taking but homophobia as well. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10