title: The impact of a multiple intelligences teaching approach drug education programme on drug refusal skills of Nigerian pupils.
abstract: The rising incidence of drug abuse among youths in Nigeria is a source of concern for health educators. This study was carried out on primary six pupils to determine the effect of a Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach Drug Education Programme (MITA-DEP) on pupils' acquisition of drug refusal skills. A programme of drug education based on the Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach (MITA) was developed. An experimental group was taught using this programme while a control group was taught using the same programme but developed based on the Traditional Teaching Approach. Pupils taught with the MITA acquired more drug refusal skills than those taught with the Traditional Teaching Approach. Urban pupils taught with the MITA acquired more skills than rural pupils. There was no statistically significant difference in the mean refusal skills of male and female pupils taught with the MITA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Physical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria evelyn.nwagu@unn.edu.ng.
authors.forename: Evelyn N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Nwagu
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Physical Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Chuks E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Ezedum
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Science Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Eric K N
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Nwagu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Multiple Intelligences Teaching Approach; drug education; pupils; refusal skills