Barbara Clayton, coordinator of the Peer Intervention Program in Chicago, describes why the assessment of problems at individuals schools is a highly important part of any prevention program. Excerpted from the video series Pathways to Prevention, videotape #3, Lessons Learned (Chicago Public Schools and the Midwest Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities, 1994).
"I think to many, importance to take time to take a needs assessment, because one thing works one place does not mean that it's going to be applicable at another place, and our schools really demonstrate that. What we did for students three years might not be applicable now. So, we're really looking to quite a bit of evaluation."
This Critical Issue was researched and written by Emanuel Hurwitz, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago; Julius Menacker, Ed.D, Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago; and Ward Weldon, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago. Additional comments were provided by Carol Sullivan, a Minneapolis-based violence prevention consultant.
Date posted: 1996