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Download full textTashjian, 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
Tashjian, Christene A.; Silvia, E. Suyapa – 1998
Enacted by Congress in 1986, the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 (DFSCA) has been the federal government's primary effort to support drug education and prevention for school-aged youth. The findings from the fourth biennial survey, covering the performance period 1993-95, are presented in this report. Nearly all school districts in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Education, Children, Drug 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 – 1997
In response to the increased awareness of substance abuse among youth, the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) was enacted to boost drug and alcohol abuse education and prevention programs. A number of initiatives to evaluate these programs were started, and one such assessment, a longitudinal study of school-based prevention programs,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Children, Drinking
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
