Youth most positively reported Project With's impact on goal setting, with 81 percent saying it made them more likely to make plans to reach their goals¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? 81 percent of participants reported the curriculum made them much or somewhat more likely to make plans to reach their goals, and 75 percent to care about doing well in school. → Nakamoto 2025

Evidence¶

Nakamoto 2025¶

Nakamoto, J., Carter, C., & Russo, S. (2025). Implementation and impact of the Project With curriculum in juvenile justice facilities and group homes. WestEd. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED673580

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Descriptive analysis of exit-survey impact items (n = 173) in which youth rated on a 1 (much less likely) to 5 (much more likely) scale whether the program made them more likely to engage in behaviors. "81 percent of Project With participants reported that the curriculum made them" more likely to make plans to reach their goals; 75 percent said the same for caring about doing well in school.

"81 percent of Project With participants reported that the curriculum made them “much more likely” or “somewhat more likely” to make plans to reach their goals."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Self-Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Youth reported positive perceived impacts on healthy relationships (77 percent) and on self-regulation and decision-making (62–66 percent) — related
• Youth reported a mixed pattern of impact on the success sequence: 60–61 percent were more likely to plan a steady full-time job before having a child or marrying, but only 28–35 percent were more likely to plan to delay sexual intercourse until milestones — related
• Forming implementation intentions (if-then plans) improves goal attainment — a broader claim this one bears on
• Most participating youth reported positive perceptions of Project With implementation, including 85 percent feeling respected all or most of the time — related
• Youth's intentions to have sexual intercourse declined marginally from entry to exit (3.2 to 3.0, p = .08, effect size = -0.16), with no change in condom or birth control intentions — related