| Roundtable: A Qualitative Evaluation of Second-Step: A School Violence Prevention Program in Southern Mexico |
| Roundtable Presentation 375 to be held in Exec. Board Room on Thursday, Nov 3, 1:35 PM to 2:20 PM |
| Sponsored by the Qualitative Methods TIG |
| Presenter(s): |
| Enique Polanco-Cabrales, Centro de Estudios de Las Americas, esantacruz@cela.edu.mx |
| Edith Cisneros-Cohernour, University of Yucatan, Merida, cchacon@uady.mx |
| Abstract: This paper presents the findings of a qualitative evaluation study on the implementation of Program Second-Step, a bulling and violence prevention program in a private school in Southern Mexico. Stake Responsive Evaluation approach was used for examining the pertinence to the program to the Mexican context and culture and the quality of its implementation. Findings of the study indicate that the program has increased pro-social behavior of students and helped to reduce discipline and emotional violent behavior. |