Historique
Périodique
The effectiveness of primary school drug education
(L'efficacité de l'éducation en matière de drogues à l'école primaire)
Auteur(s) :
LLOYD, C. ;
JOYCE R. ;
HURRY, J. ;
ASHTON, M.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
109-126
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
62
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
ENFANT
;
MILIEU SCOLAIRE
;
PREVENTION PRIMAIRE
;
EDUCATION
;
PROGRAMME
;
EVALUATION
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Note générale :
Drugs Education, Prevention and Policy, 2000, 7, (2), 109-126
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Early use of drugs such as tobacco and alcohol is associated with later drug misuse and the age of initiation into drug use is falling in the UK and elsewhere. Arguably educational interventions must start in the primary school in order to maximize any preventive impact yet such education is underdeveloped and poorly researched. This article reviews the (mainly US) literature on the effectiveness of school-based educational interventions targeted at children below 11 years of age with the objective of preventing illicit drug use. Such evaluations are rare partly because they require a long timescale before impacts become measurable. The major (but still small-scale) British study to date suggested that a broad-based, life-skills programme could help prevent drug use. Other British studies have demonstrated the feasibility of implementing drug education in the primary school and some have recorded improvements in variables, thought to relate to later drug use/problems. Outside the UK, studies of two popular approaches (DARE and Life Education Centres) have been generally inconclusive or disappointing. However, there is evidence that long-term, intensive programmes, especially those which involve parents and the wider community and employ interactive teaching styles, can have a lasting and worthwhile impact on later drug use. Recommendations are made for UK practice based partly on these findings. (Author's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Homestead, 40 Water End, York Y030 6wp
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.