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Thorne, Judy; Gorham, Bertha; Holley, Judy; Cook, Becky – 1996
In 1990, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched a 5-year study of the outcomes of local prevention-education programs funded under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA). This second biennial report summarizes the results of the 1989-91 biennial performance reports completed by governors' DFSCA programs and state education…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Drug Education, Drug Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Tashjian, Michael D.; Silvia, E. Suyapa; Thorne, Judy – 1996
In 1990, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) launched a 5-year study of the outcomes of local prevention-education programs funded under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA). Every 2 years ED conducts surveys of the Governors' DFSCA programs and those administered by state education agencies (SEAs) to provide a comprehensive report…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Drug Education, Drug Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Silvia, E. Suyapa; Thorne, Judy – 1997
Establishing school-based drug prevention programs was the aim of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (DFSCA). The study design and data collection methods for a longitudinal study of the effectiveness of DFSCA are presented in this report. As part of an overall assessment of DFSCA, the report details the methodology used to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Children, Data Collection
Tashjian, Christene A.; Silvia, E. Suyapa; Thorne, Judy – 1996
Establishing school-based drug prevention programs was the aim of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (DFSCA). The extent to which DFSCA-funded programs made a difference in helping states and localities prevent or reduce drug use and some of the effective prevention strategies and programs for use with school-aged youth are examined…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Children, Curriculum Evaluation
Silvia, E. Suyapa; Thorne, Judy; Tashjian, Christene A. – 1997
Establishing school-based drug prevention programs was the aim of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (DFSCA). A summary of the findings of a longitudinal study of DFSCA is presented in this report. Revitalized in 1995 as the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA), the Act's scope was extended to include prevention…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Children, Drinking