Evaluating an In-School Drug Prevention Program for At-Risk Youth
| Autor: | DeWit, David J., Steep, Barbara, Silverman, Gloria, Stevens-Lavigne, Andrea, Ellis, Kathy, Smythe, Cindy, Rye, Barbara J., Braun, Kathy, Wood, Eileen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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| DOI: | 10.11575/ajer.v46i2.54803 |
| Popis: | This study assessed an in-school program aimed at preventing or reducing drug use and other deviant behavior in a sample of 167 at-risk youth in their transition years. Over 10 weeks, 17 one-hour sessions were offered to youth who were identified using a self-report questionnaire (at 9 schools with 12 control sites in Ontario, Canada). Repeated measures analysis of covariance was used to assess program impact at posttest and six-month followup. Program participants, compared with the control group, reported less frequent drinking Alberta Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 46 No. 2 (2000): Summer 2000 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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