Researcher from UNC Greensboro have partnered with Prevention Strategies and key stakeholders from the Kingdom of Bahrain to conduct a study using the innovative, engineering-inspired methodological approach, the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST), to optimize and evaluate the Peaceful Coexistence and Anti-Extremism middle and high school curricula. No other curriculum targeting tolerance and/or extremism has been optimized using the state-of-the-art MOST methodology. The overall goal of the project is that the optimized versions of Peaceful Coexistence and Anti-Extremism curricula will be used across the Kingdom of Bahrain and translated for use in other countries to combat the spread of extremism and intolerance. Additionally, the D.A.R.E. keepin' it REAL (kiR) and D.A.R.E. myPlaybook high school programs will be evaluated as part of the Peaceful Coexistence and Anti-Extremism evaluation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,500
The Peaceful Coexistence intervention seeks to target important risk and protective factors related to tolerance and acceptance. The Anti-Extremism intervention seeks to take the same risk and protective factors covered in the Peaceful Coexistence intervention and have students' psychosocial factors shift their skills and behavior.
UNC Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Norms about intolerance
Participant's mean rating of norms related to intolerance of others measured by the intolerance norms scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Dignity
Mean rating of dignity reported by participants measured by the Jacelon Attributed Dignity Scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Plurality
Mean rating of religious plurality reported by participants using the Religious Plurality scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Beliefs about consequences
Mean rating of participant beliefs about consequences related to not listening to different opinions of others measured by the Beliefs about intolerance consequences scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Source literacy
Mean rating of participants' reported source literacy measured by the Source literacy scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Resistance skills
Mean rating of participants' reported efficacy to resist religiously, politically, or socially extreme sentiments measured by the Resistance skills scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Decision making
Mean rating of participants' report of decision making skills measured by the Decision making skills scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Empathy
Mean rating of participants' empathy toward people and opinions that are different from their own measured by the Emotional Quotient Scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Tolerance of different opinions and behaviors of others
Mean rating pf participants' reporting of expectations of others based on tolerant behaviors measured by the Tolerance of others scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Open Mindedness to differing opinions
Mean ratings of participants' report of open mindedness of differing political, social, and religious ideals measured by the Open Minded Cognition Scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Non-Violent Conflict Resolution
Mean rating of participants' ideals related to non-violent conflict resolution measured by the Normative Beliefs about Aggression Scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
Community values
Mean rating of participants' opinions related to their expectations of other as it pertains to extremist behaviors measured by the community values scale.
Time frame: immediately post intervention
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