Describes alcohol education curriculum guides published between 1973-1979. Discusses percentage of curriculum guides rated good by time periods, by student grade levels and quality, and by main concepts and quality. Evaluated by the Alcohol Education Section of the Documentation Division of the Rutgers University Center of Alcohol Studies. (RC)

An Alcohol Services specialization was developed in the two-year associate degree in community services technology program. The project demonstrated that: (1) alcohol courses are financially viable; (2) recovering alcoholics and employed workers are receptive; (3) employers will hire graduates; and (4) courses attract other students. (Author/BEF)

Describes a criterion group classification scheme commonly used in conjunction with discriminant function analysis and suggests that clinicians consider membership probabilities for each criterion group of interest. Illustrates this approach using data from a study in which discriminant analysis was used to identify characteristics of problem…

Compared lecture and small discussion group methods in regard to increasing knowledge and affecting attitude change about alcohol use and alcoholism among mental health workers. Results indicate it is relatively easy to change levels of information, but attitude change through alcohol education is a complex and intricately involved phenomenon.…

Discusses systems theory applied to alcoholism programing which enables programers to analyze a project for maximum system effectiveness. It is suggested that generating scarce resources, especially clients, and having appropriate services, calls for extensive interorganizational linkages and for sensitive interaction with the environment. (Author)

In evaluating the effectiveness of teacher training program in substance abuse education, the major impact was on teachers' knowledge of drugs. While a statistically significant change in both knowledge and attitudes occurred from pretest to posttest, strong conclusions regarding attitude change could not be drawn. (Author)

Problems of definition, goals, societal ambivalence, content, teacher training, needs of students, and grade level force one to admit that alcohol education is not yet a reality and an evaluation of any success in terms of prevention is impossible. (MB)

School-based alcohol use prevention studies frequently employ designs in which schools are assigned to treatment conditions while observations are made on individuals. This article presents estimates of school-level intraclass correlation for measures related to alcohol use among students in grades 9 and 12 and discusses their use in planning new…

At entry, 185 nursing, 152 medical, 140 pharmacy, and 111 allied health students were surveyed; all but the medical students were resurveyed two years later following educational interventions. Nursing students displayed more drug use than did pharmacy students, whose curriculum placed more emphasis on drug and alcohol education. (SK)

Examines higher education institutional liability in the following areas: (1) in tort, based on negligence, for physical harm to students; (2) in tort, for defamation flowing from student media; and (3) in contract, arising out of student organizations' business relationships with third parties. (222 references) (MLF)

Examined impact of parent-led prevention groups on youthful drug and alcohol use and assessed extent to which families involved with parent-led prevention programs reported improved family relations and increased parental control of children's social activities in 10 communities. Results suggest parent groups did have impact on family relations…

Behavioral principles suggested by the Health Belief Model, Social Learning Theory, and Problem Behavior Theory are integrated to produce the Integrated Theoretical Model for Alcohol and Drug Prevention, a theoretical model for alcohol and other drug abuse prevention on the college campus. (Author/NB)

Evaluated school drug and alcohol prevention curriculum "Here's Looking at You, Two" using more rigorous methodology than previous studies. Tested school children (N=2,703) in grades l-12 about program content. Found program effective at communicating information to elementary and middle school students but had little impact on attitudes…

Reports on responses from 61 accredited baccalaureate programs of social work surveyed concerning inclusion of courses and instructional materials on alcoholism/chemical dependency in curricula, use made of 12-step programs and recovering people, and whether spirituality aspects were addressed. Concludes that content on alcoholism and chemical…

This paper reviews the history of school-based alcohol and drug abuse prevention programs; summarizes problems with these approaches, such as not focusing on youths at high risk or with disabilities; offers a rationale for including parents in prevention programs; and discusses typical approaches to parent-involvement programs and major…