Prevention Programs With Staying Power: What Makes Good Prevention Programs Take Hold and Last?
Organization:
Office of Safe & Drug-Free Schools
Publisher:
U.S. Department of Education
Date Published:
April, 2005 This newsletter article on sustaining effective programs presents the insight of two implementation professionals--Eric Schaps, developer of the Child Development Project, and Maurice Elias, Vice-Chair of the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning--on changing school culture and overcoming challenges that prevent prevention programs from firmly establishing roots. It includes an examination of why seemingly successful programs don't last and specific strategies to promote sustainability.
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