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Child sexual abuse: Description and evaluation of a K-6 prevention curriculum

Journal of Primary Prevention volume 16, pages 149–164 (1995)Cite this article

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This article describes and evaluates a K-6 child sexual abuse prevention curriculum that was piloted in a large northwestern school district 1986–89. Paired t-tests using pre-test and post-test scores from a random sample of 1,391 K-6 students indicates that significant learning occurred at all grade levels. Analysis of variance results suggest that, overall, learning is not related to students' gender or to the school's socioeconomic level. Responses by 197 teachers concerning their evaluations of curriculum materials and training were positive. Study limitations and future research plans and needs are discussed.

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    Ray Fenton &  Tom Straugh

  2. Full Professor, Department of Sociology, University Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, 99508, Anchorage, AK

    Sharon K. Araji Ph.D.

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Araji, S.K., Fenton, R. & Straugh, T. Child sexual abuse: Description and evaluation of a K-6 prevention curriculum. J Primary Prevent 16, 149–164 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02407337

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Key words

  • child sexual abuse prevention
  • sex education
  • child sexual abuse program evaluation