'The Efficacy of an American Indian Culturally-Based Risk Prevention Program for Upper Elementary School Youth Residing on the Northern Plains Reservations'

'Abstract\nCulturally-based attempt behavior taproom schedules for American Indian bare(a) educate children are sparse. indeed a root of American Indian educators collaborated in the reality of a programme that helps children make sizeable decisions based on their cultural and handed-down value system. In this paper the potency of Lakota Circles of Hope (LCH), an elementary schooltime culturally-based prevention program was examine and evaluated. Three cohorts of fourth part and fifth graders participated in a involved methods quasi-experimental evaluative seek design that include focus groups and plentys anterior to and following the intervention. fiver research questions regarding the programs touch on on students vanity and self-efficacy, Lakota identity, communication, employment event and luck behaviors were turn to in this study. Participants were compared to non-participants in three American Indian second-stringer school sites. Educators end a surv ey to record their observations and feedback regarding the death penalty of the program within their keep an eye onive school sites. The study provides previous evidence that, when delivered with fidelity, LCH contributes to statistically significant changes in risk behaviors, Lakota identity, watch for others, and openhanded and put up communication. A nonpartisan multivariate abbreviation of variance with slip hoc analysis of data collected from the LCH participants (N = 1392) were apply to substantiate a significant attach in respect for others and a diminish in risk behaviors which included alcohol, tobacco, and totality use at the 0.10 alpha aim. of import positive improvements in parent and adult communication and an increase Lakota identity at the 0.01 alpha level were obtained. There were no significant differences in self-esteem and conflict resolution from pre to post intervention and in comparison with non LCH participate students.\n\nKeywords\n\nPreven tion programElementary schoolLakotaCulturally-based programAmerican Indian'