Curricula, Competition and Conventional Bonds: The Educational Role in Drug Control.

Norland, Stephen; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ538879

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Publication Date: 1996

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Curricula, Competition and Conventional Bonds: The Educational Role in Drug Control.

Norland, Stephen; And Others

Journal of Drug Education, v26 n3 p231-42 1996

Evaluations of school curricular drug control efforts show they are only modestly successful because they are based on an inaccurate theory of drug taking. Social control theory is suggested as a better model of drug taking and drug resistance. Asserts strong bonds to school decrease the likelihood of interaction with delinquent peers and thereby decrease delinquency and drug use. (KW)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Standards, Compliance (Psychology), Delinquency Prevention, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education, Education, Illegal Drug Use, Secondary Education, Social Control, Youth Problems

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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