The Leadership Program's Violence Prevention Project
Problems addressed
Externalizing behaviors/problems
Low social–emotional competences
School violence or bullying
Low educational/academic performance
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Children (4 to 13 years)
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Where the program was applied
Education establishment
Country of application
United States
Description

This is a school violence prevention program for students aged 12 to 16. The aim is to encourage the development of conflict resolution skills through communication, active listening and decision-making, questioning beliefs, and reinforcing that aggression is seen as an unacceptable way to solve a problem.
Program components include topics such as:
1) Leadership;
2) Self-affirmation;
3) Cooperation, vision, and imagination;
4) Conflict management;
5) Self-concept;
6) Group dynamics; and
7) Social responsibility.
There are 12 interactive lessons held in the classroom once a week, lasting 45 minutes each.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that students participating in the program reported a statistically significant reduction in the frequent use of negative conflict resolution skills (verbal aggression, physical aggression, antisocial behavior), fewer normative or tolerant beliefs about aggressive behavior, and improved self-concept and academic performance [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Thompkins, A. & Chauveron, L. (2010). The Leadership Program’s Violence Prevention Project: Examining Program Effectiveness Among Early and Middle Adolescents. New York, N.Y.: The Leadership Program, Inc.

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