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Cahill, Helen; Coffey, Julia; Lester, Leanne; Midford, Richard; Ramsden, Robyn; Venning, Lynne – Health Education Journal, 2014
Objective: Participatory learning strategies are integral to the effectiveness of school-based health education programmes; however, use of such methods is not the norm in teaching. The omission of participatory learning strategies is a common form of programme breakdown leading to erosion of positive learning and behavioural outcomes. Based on a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Participation, Health Education, Learning Strategies
Pidd, Ken; Carne, Amanda; Roche, Ann – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
To examine the effectiveness of vocational education and training qualifications as a workforce development strategy in the community services and health industries, a case study was undertaken of the alcohol and other drug sector. The project comprised of two parts: (1) An online survey to gain an understanding of employer's perceptions of and…
Descriptors: Community Services, Vocational Education, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
Lowden, Kevin; Davidson, Paula – 2002
The Stepping Stones board game has been developed as part of the Scotland Against Drugs School Program and is specifically intended for P1, P2 and P3 children and their parents. The game aims to promote discussion between parents and their children about early years drug education and health topics. Scotland Against Drugs (SAD) commissioned the…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Educational Games, Foreign Countries, Health Education
Curtis, Charles K. – 1999
This paper reports on part one of a study that examined the effectiveness of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program as a drug resistance, violence avoidance program in West Vancouver, Canada schools. Attitudes toward DARE held by students, teachers, and parents of children in the program were examined in order to evaluate how DARE was…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Kirkwood, Kristian John; And Others – 1986
This document describes an Ontario, Canada study to elicit staff and student opinions about various aspects of alcohol, drug, and tobacco programs currently offered in schools. The staff sample included 2061 educators, 65 percent of whom responded. A total of 3052 students in grades 5, 6, and 8 comprised the elementary pupil sample. At the…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Behavioral Science Research, Drinking
University Coll. of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford (British Columbia). – 1994
Although the question of priority training needs for workers in British Columbia's (Canada) Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) direct service and funded agencies has been examined in the past, no prior needs assessment systematically surveyed workers in all job categories throughout the province. Results were obtained for administrators, program…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Counseling, Counseling Services