TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of school‐based drug education
AU - Coggans, N.
AU - Shewan, D.
AU - Henderson, M.
AU - Davies, J. B.
PY - 1991/9/30
Y1 - 1991/9/30
N2 - Outcome evaluation of the impact of drug education on a representative sample of 1197 pupils revealed no effects of drug education on drug‐related behaviour or drug‐related attitudes. However, drug education raised levels of drug‐related knowledge. The long term implications of these findings would require further study. Comparison of process and outcome measures indicated that, with the exception of knowledge, teachers' positive views of drug education were misplaced. Critical aspects of good practice are discussed, both at the level of the individual teacher and in terms of whole‐school factors.
AB - Outcome evaluation of the impact of drug education on a representative sample of 1197 pupils revealed no effects of drug education on drug‐related behaviour or drug‐related attitudes. However, drug education raised levels of drug‐related knowledge. The long term implications of these findings would require further study. Comparison of process and outcome measures indicated that, with the exception of knowledge, teachers' positive views of drug education were misplaced. Critical aspects of good practice are discussed, both at the level of the individual teacher and in terms of whole‐school factors.
KW - drug education
KW - drug related knowledge
KW - drug related behaviour
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025799676&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01877.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1991.tb01877.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 1932881
AN - SCOPUS:0025799676
SN - 0952-0481
VL - 86
SP - 1099
EP - 1109
JO - British Journal of Addiction
JF - British Journal of Addiction
IS - 9
ER -