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Using interviews to improve implementation of IPM in schools

Using interviews to improve implementation of IPM in schools . Deborah Young Center for Integrated Pest Management Colorado State University. Our team. Susan Tungate, Director of Field Education Program, School of Social Work, Colorado State University

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Using interviews to improve implementation of IPM in schools

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  1. Using interviews to improve implementation of IPM in schools Deborah Young Center for Integrated Pest Management Colorado State University

  2. Our team Susan Tungate, Director of Field Education Program, School of Social Work, Colorado State University Ryan Davis, Insect Diagnostician, Utah State University Kristen Carman, M.S.W. student, School of Social Work, Colorado State University Esther Chapman, M.S.W. student, School of Social Work, Colorado State University Colorado State University

  3. Funding U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Colorado State University Utah State University U. S. Department of Agriculture Colorado State University

  4. Partners Colorado and Utah State Universities National Environmental Health Association U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Colorado & Utah Departments of Agriculture Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Utah Department of Health Colorado Department of Education school districts private pest control professionals

  5. Objectives 1. Understand the skills and knowledge of IPM by school personnel Use stakeholder interviews as a tool to determine community readiness 2.

  6. Community Readiness Model -- modified Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research at CSU designed to create community-specific and culturally-relevant interventions Colorado State University

  7. Community Readiness Assessment (1)

  8. Community Readiness Assessment (2)

  9. Methods • Five school districts (three in Colorado and two in Utah) • Ten questions • One-on-one phone interviews with key staff who are directly connected with the human and environmental health of the school

  10. Stakeholders Custodians and facility managers Teachers Principals/administrators Kitchen/nutrition Grounds Nurses PCO’s Students/parents Colorado State University

  11. Interviews tell us -- • how communication flows or is impeded • where decisions are made • information and training needs • potential obstacles • approaches to provide support for integrated pest management Colorado State University

  12. Each question related to one or more key dimensions

  13. Interview questions – example • 2. On a scale of “1” to “5”, with “1” indicating you’ve never heard of Integrated Pest Management and “5” indicating that you know and understand IPM, how familiar are you with IPM? (a) Related to dimension “B. knowledge of efforts” (b) Scored for stage of readiness (1 - 9)

  14. Nine stages of readiness

  15. Results • Responses were analyzed based on • job title • school district • Significant differences among groups • Designed strategies to target each group

  16. Administrators/principals

  17. Administrators/principals Knowledge of issue = 2.73 Colorado State University

  18. Strategies for principals • Connect IPM to • Academic achievement • Responsibility for public funds • Child safety issues Colorado State University

  19. Teachers Knowledge of issue = 2.81 Colorado State University

  20. Strategies for teachers • Need buy-in of principals • Connect to science standards • Curriculum Colorado State University

  21. Custodians & facility managers Current effort = 6 Colorado State University

  22. Strategies for custodians & facility managers Wide range of expertise – training and education Colorado State University

  23. IMPROVE COMMUNICATION FLOW Colorado State University

  24. Questions?

  25. Deborah J. Young, Ph.D. Colorado Center for Integrated Pest Management Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1177 deborah.young@colostate.edu http://ipm.agsci.colostate.edu/ 970-491-1377

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