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A b s t r a c t Adolescents defined as at-risk typically lack healthy models of parenting and receive no parenthood education prior to assuming the parenting role. Unless a proactive approach is implemented, the cyclic pattern of dysfunctional parenting, including higher rates of teen pregnancy, increased childhood abuse, low educational attainment, intergenerational poverty, and lack of steady employment will continue. Parenthood education seeks to remediate this recurring cycle with at-risk students before they become parents. Eighty- two alternative school students, grades 7 through 12 were randomly assigned to either an experimental or control group. After the experimental group completed a 16-session parenthood education program, differences between the two groups were tested using two measures: Self-Efficacy Scale and Parent Effectiveness. Two-way ANOVA analyses showed statistical significance between the primary caregivers in the experimental and control group on the social self-efficacy and parent effectiveness. Implications and suggestions for further research are discussed. March 9th, 2011 Sachin Jain Becky Weller Meyer Kathy Canfield-Davis Adolescents defined as at-risk typically lack healthy models of parenting and receive no parenthood education prior to assuming the parenting role. Unless a proactive approach is implemented, the cyclic pattern of dysfunctional parenting, including higher rates of teen pregnancy, increased childhood abuse, low educational attainment, intergenerational poverty, and lack of steady employment will continue. Parenthood education seeks to remediate this recurring cycle with at-risk students before they become parents. T he E ffect of P arenthood E ducation on S elf -E fficacy and P arent E ffectiveness in an A lternative H igh S chool S tudent P opulation TPC Digest Go To Article