Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Defining peer education
Other Titles:	Journal of adolescence
Authors:	Shiner, Michael
Keywords:	Peer education
Year:	1999
Publisher:	Published for the Association for the Psychiatric Study of Adolescents by Academic Press
Citation:	22 (4), August 1999
Notes:	Peer education, which reflects the naturally occurring process whereby young people learn form each other, is popular, despite the lack of firm evidence of its efficacy and lack of clarity in definition. This UK study evaluated the value of peer-led approaches in delivering drugs prevention. Suggests that there is a need to consider; what constitutes ‘peerness’; the aims and methods of the intervention; and the nature of ‘peer involvement’ (ie the way in which the role of peer educators is defined). It argues that in defining this role, a key distinction lies between ‘peer development’ and ‘peer delivery’, which distinguish the extent to which the formal sessions delivered or the personal development of the educators, is the focus. This distinction influences a number of implementation issues.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14139
ISSN:	1401971
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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