The Optimization and Evaluation of the Extremism and Intolerance Curriculum for the Kingdom of Bahrain.

NCT05088694 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: IRB-FY21-66
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,500
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Researcher from UNC Greensboro have partnered with Prevention Strategies and key stakeholders from the Kingdom of Bahrain to conduct a study using the innovative, engineering-inspired methodological approach, the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST), to optimize and evaluate the Peaceful Coexistence and Anti-Extremism middle and high school curricula. No other curriculum targeting tolerance and/or extremism has been optimized using the state-of-the-art MOST methodology. The overall goal of the project is that the optimized versions of Peaceful Coexistence and Anti-Extremism curricula will be used across the Kingdom of Bahrain and translated for use in other countries to combat the spread of extremism and intolerance. Additionally, the D.A.R.E. keepin' it REAL (kiR) and D.A.R.E. myPlaybook high school programs will be evaluated as part of the Peaceful Coexistence and Anti-Extremism evaluation.

Conditions

Norm, Social; Literacy; Resistance Skills; Beliefs About Consequences; Decision Making Skills; Empathy; Tolerance; Open Mindedness; Active Citizenship; Anti-extremism

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (12)

• Norms about intolerance

  Participant's mean rating of norms related to intolerance of others measured by the intolerance norms scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Dignity

  Mean rating of dignity reported by participants measured by the Jacelon Attributed Dignity Scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Plurality

  Mean rating of religious plurality reported by participants using the Religious Plurality scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Beliefs about consequences

  Mean rating of participant beliefs about consequences related to not listening to different opinions of others measured by the Beliefs about intolerance consequences scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Source literacy

  Mean rating of participants' reported source literacy measured by the Source literacy scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Resistance skills

  Mean rating of participants' reported efficacy to resist religiously, politically, or socially extreme sentiments measured by the Resistance skills scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Decision making

  Mean rating of participants' report of decision making skills measured by the Decision making skills scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Empathy

  Mean rating of participants' empathy toward people and opinions that are different from their own measured by the Emotional Quotient Scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Tolerance of different opinions and behaviors of others

  Mean rating pf participants' reporting of expectations of others based on tolerant behaviors measured by the Tolerance of others scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Open Mindedness to differing opinions

  Mean ratings of participants' report of open mindedness of differing political, social, and religious ideals measured by the Open Minded Cognition Scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Non-Violent Conflict Resolution

  Mean rating of participants' ideals related to non-violent conflict resolution measured by the Normative Beliefs about Aggression Scale.

  immediately post intervention

• Community values

  Mean rating of participants' opinions related to their expectations of other as it pertains to extremist behaviors measured by the community values scale.

  immediately post intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Classrooms assigned to the intervention group will receive the Peaceful Coexistence (middle school) or Anti-extremism (high school) curricula.

Behavioral: Peaceful Coexistence

No intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Classrooms assigned to the No intervention group will receive general information during their sessions.

Interventions

Peaceful Coexistence BEHAVIORAL

The Peaceful Coexistence intervention seeks to target important risk and protective factors related to tolerance and acceptance. The Anti-Extremism intervention seeks to take the same risk and protective factors covered in the Peaceful Coexistence intervention and have students' psychosocial factors shift their skills and behavior.

Also known as: Anti-Extremism

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Public or private Bahraini middle or high school students.
• In addition to the main evaluation questions, the following groups will also be included to make programmatic improvements.
• Parents of above mentioned middle or high school students.
• D.A.R.E. Officers teaching middle school and high school D.A.R.E. in Bahrain.

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Greensboro: lead

Study Sites (1)

UNC Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Literacy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communication; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2021
• First Posted: October 22, 2021
• Study Start: November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: December 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Locations

US (1)