Evaluation of a child abuse prevention curriculum for third-grade students: Assessment of knowledge and efficacy expectations

Journal of School Health

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 76-82

  Dake, Joseph A ^a   Price, James H ^b   Murnan, Judy ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037636621     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2003.tb03576.x     Document Type: Article

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