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Health Education Research, Vol. 18, No. 3, 363-379, June 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

Participatory Action Research: creating an effective prevention curriculum for adolescents in the Southwestern US

M. N. Gosin*, P. A. Dustman, A. E. Drapeau1 and M. L. Harthun2

Drug Resistance Strategies Project and 1 School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, and 2 Professional Development Department, Phoenix Union High School District, Phoenix, AZ 85001, USA

* To whom correspondence should be addressed at:Ethnic Studies, 0522, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.E-mail: mgosin{at}ucsd.edu

Existing research confirms a need to seek strategies that combine the strengths of researchers and community to create effective prevention curricula for youth. This article describes how components of Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology were used to create the keepin’ it REAL Drug Resistance Strategies (DRS) curriculum designed for a diverse Southwestern US youth population. School community participants were involved in multiple stages of creation and implementation. The research team developed a systematic process for creating lessons built upon strong theoretical foundations, while teachers and students contributed lesson modifications and evaluations, suggestions for supplemental activities, and the actual production of instructional videos. While the experimental design and some methodological constraints served to limit school community involvement in some phases of the DRS project, this article describes how PAR methodology ensured that researchers collaborated with school community members to create this promising drug prevention curriculum. Results of the REAL experiment, discussion of the use of this methodology, implications and recommendations for future research also are included.


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