Teen Pregnancy Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Term Paper

Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy (PAP) (mimicking the methods used by Lederman and Mian, 2003), followed by a follow-up study that tracked the rates of pregnancy among participants in the PAP program.

Recommendations

Overall, this paper shows that research articles on teen pregnancy (such as Lederman and Mian, 2003), could benefit from a closer look at anecdotal observations and the real-world impact on parents and children. In contrast, popular articles (like the Health24.com article) could benefit from a more rigorous understanding and application of academic qualifications and proof.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the comparison of my observations of my field study placement for Girls Inc. Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy (PAP) with Lederman and Mian's (2003) empirical article and Health24.com's popular article revealed a number of interesting observations.Both popular articles and empirical articles in the field could be improved, and a new study attempting to integrate academic components and anecdotal observations may create better insights into the issue of teen pregnancy prevention.

References

Girls Inc. Of Orange County. About Girls Incorporated of Orange County, California. 18 May 2005. http://www.girlsinc-oc.org/newabt.htm

Health24.com. Teen pregnancy prevention. http://www.health24.com/sex/General/1253-1267,11605.asp or http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:j4x_fnz0RrUJ:www.health24.com/sex/General/1253- 1267,11605.asp+Teen+Pregnancy+Prevention+Program+article&hl=en&client=firefox-a

Lederman, Regina P. And Mian, Tahir S. 2003. The Parent-Adolescent Relationship Education Program: a curriculum for prevention of STDs and pregnancy in middle school youth. Behavioral Medicine, Spring, 2003, 29(1), 33-41......