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Peer reviewedShute, Robert E.; Swisher, John D. – Journal of Drug Education, 1974
This article describes and provides examples of the three major training modalities currently in vogue. The strengths and weaknesses of each are examined and then integrated to build a recommended model for future training efforts. (Author)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Models, Prevention
Download full textHoran, John J.; Swisher, John D. – 1972
In this study, the authors deliberately set out to modify the attitudes of new students toward drugs in a conservative direction by inducing cognitive dissonance. The method used was a pretest-posttest design in which the experimental group of students were to fill out a value-preference inventory that yielded a score, sorting the students into 2…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Peer reviewedSwisher, John D.; And Others – Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1985
Evaluates "Here's Looking at You Two," a successful alcohol and drug education curriculum that emphasizes increasing self-esteem, reducing peer influence, and providing information about drugs. Subjects (N=869) were eighth-grade students from two schools. Results showed that use of three of six substances was lower in the experimental school. (BH)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Junior High School Students
Peer reviewedWoodside, Migs; Bishop, Rosean M.; Miller, Lynne T.; Swisher, John D. – Journal of Drug Education, 1997
Describes an evaluation of an alcohol and prevention program in which children of alcoholics (N=278) used artwork to stimulate classroom discussions of the problems of parental alcohol abuse. Results indicate increased knowledge about the effects of alcohol and improved skills in coping with alcohol problems and help-seeking behavior. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Art Therapy, Children
Swisher, John D.; Hoffman, Alan M. – 1971
These 2 articles argue that the presentation of drug information in drug education has no relevance. Hoffman reviews the various approaches to drug education, most of which are based upon the idea that giving people information will act as a deterrent to their use of drugs. A scale was administered to a large and varied population of students to…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Experimental Comparison Of four Approaches To Drug Abuse Prevention Among Ninth And Eleventh Graders
Peer reviewedSwisher, John D.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1972
The results of this investigation demonstrated that knowledge about drugs can be transmitted as effectively to students through traditional classroom techniques as through relationship group counseling or model reinforcement group counseling. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Group Counseling
Peer reviewedKlein, Michael A.; Swisher, John D. – Journal of Drug Education, 1983
Evaluated the Communication and Parenting Skills (CAPS) substance abuse education program, which includes parental modeling and effective communication. Ten instructors each conducted two CAPS courses, one as an experimental course, the other as a control. Results indicated significant acquisition and utilization of constructive responses by…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Drug Education, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education
