The Snowball Survey and Peer Education Posters: Methods of Teaching Social Norms

Autor/inn/en	Seitz, Christopher M.; Wyrick, David L.; Caldwell, Rebecca; Fearnow-Kenney, Melodie; Orsini, Mushin Michael
Titel	The Snowball Survey and Peer Education Posters: Methods of Teaching Social Norms
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 12, S.783-786 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00658.x
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Health Personnel; Adolescents; Teaching Methods; Behavior Standards; Substance Abuse; Health Behavior; Social Behavior; Misconceptions; Peer Groups; High Schools; Program Implementation; Visual Aids; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Medizinisches Personal; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Missverständnis; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; High school; Oberschule; Anschauungsmaterial
Abstract	One method in which health professionals can influence adolescent substance use is by correcting social norms. According to the social norms theory, individuals often erroneously believe that the majority of people engage in unhealthy behaviors, a misperception that may motivate individuals to increase their own unhealthy behaviors. The social norms theory argues that when misperceptions regarding the substance use of peers are corrected, people will tend to lower their own substance use. Teachers can address the social norms theory in the classroom setting by utilizing an activity known as the "Snowball Survey." Developed by Mary Crozier and later adapted by Linda Hancock, the Snowball Survey is becoming a popular teaching technique for changing the social norms of students. Creators of "Crossroads," a high school substance use prevention program implemented through the University of North Carolina Wilmington, have successfully coupled the Snowball Survey with a student-led social norms poster campaign. Both the Snowball Survey and the poster campaign used in the Crossroads program are described in this article. (Contains 2 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10