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- Scholar's name
- Thomas Atkins
- Department
- Department of Theatre and Dance
- Status
- Current
- tatkins@fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Scholar's name
- Burton M. Atkins
- Department
- Department of Political Science
- Status
- Current
- batkins5@fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Scholar's name
- Cassandra Atkin-Plunk
- Department
- School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Status
- Current
- catkinplunk@fau.edu
- Format
- Institutional Scholar
- Title
- AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF A HUMAN SEXUALITY PROGRAM ON SELECTED VARIABLES (COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SEX KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, ANXIETY).
- Creator
- LIPOF, IRENE DORIS SABEN., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Human sexuality programs and courses have become prevalent on college campuses. Reviews of the literature revealed that there was a facade of sexual sophistication attributed to college students. Students' realization that they lacked knowledge in this area provided a major impetus for many post-secondary institutions to introduce human sexuality courses. There has been an increasing need for documentation of successful human sexuality programs and evaluation of their components. This...
Show moreHuman sexuality programs and courses have become prevalent on college campuses. Reviews of the literature revealed that there was a facade of sexual sophistication attributed to college students. Students' realization that they lacked knowledge in this area provided a major impetus for many post-secondary institutions to introduce human sexuality courses. There has been an increasing need for documentation of successful human sexuality programs and evaluation of their components. This research project was designed to evaluate the effects from instruction in a human sexuality course at Miami-Dade Community College. A quasi-experimental research design, utilizing a pretest-treatment-posttest format, was used to measure intragroup and intergroup changes in knowledge, attitude, and anxiety. Attitudinal changes reflected feelings on four scales: (a) heterosexual relations, (b) sexual myths, (c) autoeroticism, and (d) abortion. Differences between pretest and posttest means were determined significant at or below alpha (p < .05). The Sex Knowledge and Attitude Test, SKAT, Form 2 and the Atkins Sexual Anxiety Scale served as instruments used to measure changes. Participants in the study were students in 11 human sexuality classes, 7 psychology classes and 7 social science classes on North and South Campuses of Miami-Dade Community College. The number of students totaled 990. Of these, 983 completed at least one of the assessments and 558 completed all of the assessments. The control group experienced a 15-week social science course. The experimental groups experienced a 15-week human sexuality course and a 15-week psychology course. Data analysis included an analysis of covariance with the pretest serving as the covariate and t tests for correlated samples. Findings indicated: (a) increases in knowledge in the human sexuality students and the psychology students; (b) significant attitudinal change in human sexuality students on three subscales: autoeroticism, sexual myths, and heterosexual relations; and significant attitudinal change in the psychology students on two subscales: sexual myths and autoeroticism; and (c) significant anxiety reduction in all groups. These findings demonstrated the effectiveness of the Miami-Dade Community College human sexuality program. Future research should address long term changes in attitudes and retention of knowledge differences between attitudes about self and others, team taught vs. individually taught, and alternative testing instruments.
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- 1985
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11862
- Subject Headings
- Sex instruction--Evaluation
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Can I Ask for Help? The Relationship Among Incarcerated Males’ Sexual Orientation, Sexual Abuse History, and Perceptions of Rape in Prison.
- Creator
- Ratkalkar, Mina, Atkin-Plunk, Cassandra A.
- Date Issued
- 2020-10-14
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/flvc_fau_islandoraimporter_10.1177_0886260517714440_1630606185
- Format
- Citation
- Title
- PRISON BASED ANIMAL PROGRAMS: STUDENT PERCEPTIONS.
- Creator
- Rocco, Rebeka, Atkin-Plunk, Cassandra, Florida Atlantic University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
- Abstract/Description
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Rehabilitating incarcerated individuals has become a focal point within corrections, with a variety of programs being implemented within facilities to assist individuals as they return to society from incarceration. Programs such as prison-based animal programs (PAP) provide incarcerated individuals a number of benefits that range from learning an employable skill to psychosocial benefits, which stem from the human animal interactions. Importantly, the current study aims at expanding...
Show moreRehabilitating incarcerated individuals has become a focal point within corrections, with a variety of programs being implemented within facilities to assist individuals as they return to society from incarceration. Programs such as prison-based animal programs (PAP) provide incarcerated individuals a number of benefits that range from learning an employable skill to psychosocial benefits, which stem from the human animal interactions. Importantly, the current study aims at expanding knowledge on the current, limited literature that exists on public perceptions and opinions towards PAP programs. The importance in measuring the level of support for programs of this nature lies in the role public opinion plays in criminal justice policymaking, being that the public has been reported as having a level of influence on policymaking. A sample of 230 Florida Atlantic University students were surveyed concerning their perceptions towards PAP programs, focusing on whether these programs are beneficial to incarcerated individuals. The focus of this thesis was to examine whether students support PAP programs within correctional facilities and to analyze the differences in perceptions based on multiple demographic characteristics.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013757
- Subject Headings
- Criminals--Rehabilitation, Prisons, Animals--Therapeutic use
- Format
- Document (PDF)
