Evaluation of a comprehensive elementary school curriculum-based drug education program.
This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a province-wide chemical abuse prevention education program for grades two through six. Two separate studies were conducted. Study 1 measured pre- and post-scores on a test with 1101 experimental and 991 control subjects in a quasi-experimental design. Study 2 surveyed 500 elementary school teachers on their opinions and practices regarding drug education, and on the prevalence of the program in schools. The study found that: 1) students had a high initial knowledge level; 2) students showed modest but statistically significant knowledge gains for urban schools and grades three, four, and five of rural schools; 3) the program was most effective with students with a low base knowledge; 4) an estimated 20 to 30 percent of Manitoba elementary teachers had been in-serviced and/or were using the program across the province; and 5) the program was received well among teachers.
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Alcoholism Foundation of Manitoba.
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Koss
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Strople
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D003479:Curriculum; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008350:Manitoba; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*