@article{ref1,
title="I wish the hitting would stop . . . : An assessment of a domestic violence education program for elementary students",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2014",
author="Dahle, Thorvald O. and Archbold, Carol A.",
volume="29",
number="13",
pages="2497-2508",
abstract="School officials across the country have recognized that many of their students live in homes where domestic violence occurs. As a result, several elementary schools have implemented education-based programs focused on this issue. The current study evaluates the efficacy of the &quot;I Wish the Hitting Would Stop . . . &quot; program that was presented to elementary school children in two school districts in the Midwest. This study examines the level of knowledge retention by students who participated in the &quot;I Wish the Hitting Would Stop . . . &quot; program during the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years. Fourth- and fifth-grade students responded to open-ended questions regarding their understanding of domestic violence and their retention of the concepts presented in the &quot;I Wish the Hitting Would Stop . . . &quot; curriculum. While the results suggest that students retain the information presented in the program, there also appears to be a gender difference in knowledge retention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260513518436",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260513518436"
}