A Short-Term, Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of D.A.R.E.'s Revised Elementary School Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Vincus, Amy A.; Ringwalt, Chris; Harris, Melissa S.; Shamblen, Stephen R.
Titel	A Short-Term, Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of D.A.R.E.'s Revised Elementary School Curriculum
Quelle	In: Journal of Drug Education, 40 (2010) 1, S.37-49 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2379
Schlagwörter	Urban Schools; Elementary School Curriculum; Intervention; Drug Education; Academic Achievement; Attendance; Drug Abuse; High School Students; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; Grade 5; Suspension; Program Implementation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Drogenarbeit; Schulleistung; Anwesenheit; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss
Abstract	We present the short-term results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of the revised D. A. R. E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) curriculum. Study outcomes examined were D. A. R. E.'s effects on three substances, namely students' lifetime and 30-day use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana, as well as their school attendance and academic performance. The study comprised students in 17 urban schools, each of which served as its own control; 5th graders in the 2006-2007 school year constituted the comparison group (n = 1490), and those enrolled as 5th graders in the 2007-2008 school year constituted the intervention group (n = 1450). We found no intervention effect on students' substance use for any of the substance use outcomes assessed. We did find that students were more likely to attend school on days they received D. A. R. E. lessons and that students in the intervention group were more likely to have been suspended. Study findings provide little support for the implementation and dissemination of the revised D. A. R. E. curriculum. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10