Annual of social work, Vol. 23 No. 3, 2016.
Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/ljsr.v23i3.85
EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAMME »PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE IN YOUTH RELATIONSHIPS« AT LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE TOWN OF GOSPIĆ
Anela Nikčević- Milković
orcid.org/0000-0001-6216-456X
; Department of Teacher Education in Gospić University of Zadar, Gospić, Croatia
Vedrana Mikac
; Primary school »Petar Zrinski«, Jalžabet, Croatia
Abstract
The programme »Prevention of violence in youth relationships« has been continuously carried out since 2009 in secondary schools in the town of Gospić. The programme is led by students of the University of Zadar’s Department of Teacher Education in Gospić as part of elective courses about the prevention of violence. The goal of workshops for third grade secondary school students is to raise their awareness about expectations and rights in a relationship, teach them about types of violent behaviour in a relationship, how to resolve conflicts in a non-violent manner, how their friends can help them, and where they can seek help. The programme is based on interactive, contemporary methods and forms of work. It is carried out through four workshops during regular school hours with the aim of general or primary prevention. At the end of the programme, secondary school students evaluate the topic and working method, usefulness of materials, the quality of trainers’ work and any other elements related to the workshops. The trainers evaluate their own experience and observations about the workshop. Evaluation results after three years of the programme show that secondary school students rate the programme highly in terms of usefulness, interest that it provokes and applicability of the content, as well as working methods and materials, while the trainers very highly rate the involvement, cooperativeness and creativity of the students, importance of topics, and implementation and suitability of the activities. The analysis also shows which workshops, activities and working methods students liked the most and which programme activities were best, and which most poorly accepted. Based on the evaluation, the programme has been very effective.
Keywords
prevention of violence in youth relationships; workshops; students; programme evaluation
Hrčak ID:
177453
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Publication date:
15.3.2017.
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