TY - JOUR
T1 - Disseminating the Positively Aging® teaching materials
T2 - Results of a controlled trial
AU - Lichtenstein, Michael J.
AU - Pruski, Linda A.
AU - Marshall, Carolyn E.
AU - Blalock, Cheryl L.
AU - Liu, Yan
AU - Plaetke, Rosemarie
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Science Education Partnership Awards R25-RR-12369 and R25-RR-08549 (National Center for Research Resources, National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institute on Aging), a Minority K-12 Initiative for Teachers and Students Grant R25-HL-075777 (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) and MO1-RR-01346 for the Frederic C. Bartter General Clinical Research Center.
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - This study tested the effectiveness of 2 dissemination methods for the Positively Aging® teaching materials. In San Antonio, Texas, 4 middle schools participated in a 3-year controlled trial of dissemination via distance electronic support alone (control) compared to distance electronic support plus in-school support from study staff (intervention). Web site and classroom utilization of lessons were tracked. The results demonstrated that in-school staff support was necessary to disseminate these materials. Potential dissemination barriers included competition for instructional time with other curricula, teacher variability in teacher computer use, teacher and student turnover, and the effects of mandatory testing on the educational process.
AB - This study tested the effectiveness of 2 dissemination methods for the Positively Aging® teaching materials. In San Antonio, Texas, 4 middle schools participated in a 3-year controlled trial of dissemination via distance electronic support alone (control) compared to distance electronic support plus in-school support from study staff (intervention). Web site and classroom utilization of lessons were tracked. The results demonstrated that in-school staff support was necessary to disseminate these materials. Potential dissemination barriers included competition for instructional time with other curricula, teacher variability in teacher computer use, teacher and student turnover, and the effects of mandatory testing on the educational process.
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U2 - 10.1080/03601270590962505
DO - 10.1080/03601270590962505
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:28244492775
SN - 0360-1277
VL - 31
SP - 541
EP - 561
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
IS - 7
ER -