ERIC Number: EJ1465516
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Mar
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0829-5735
EISSN: EISSN-2154-3984
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Adolescent Dating Violence Prevention: Teaching Social Justice Oriented Skills and Strategies to Undergraduate-Level Teachers and Social Workers
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v40 n1 p40-60 2025
Youth from socially marginalized populations are at increased risk of experiencing adolescent dating violence (ADV), since they are often directly impacted by root causes of violence (e.g., homophobia, racism). Because structural inequalities impact youth's experience of ADV, ADV is a social justice issue. In this paper, we describe a symposium series that taught education and social work students about their role in preventing ADV through a social justice lens. We present a pilot evaluation of the symposium series using survey (n = 34) and interview (n = 7) data. Results of this study (quantitative and qualitative) suggest students showed an increase in willingness and confidence to prevent and respond to ADV through a social justice lens after completing the symposium series. This work highlights the importance of incorporating critical theory into ADV prevention efforts, especially as it relates to serving youth who are marginalized and for promoting social justice in schools.
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Violence, Prevention, Social Justice, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Caseworkers, Social Work, Student Attitudes, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Conferences (Gatherings), School Psychology, Foreign Countries, Moral Values, Self Efficacy, Student Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada