| Evaluation of the CASPAR alcohol education curriculum. | |
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PMID: 6727377 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The CASPAR education-prevention program was initiated when experimental results indicated that a 5-hr alcohol education curriculum at a Catholic high school was able to reduce frequent intoxication among teenagers. Attempts to institutionalize such a program in the public schools shows that (1) alcohol education can generate widespread community and school support; (2) workshops can successfully train teachers to adopt a decision-making approach, though close supervision is needed to ensure that this approach is adhered to in classroom teaching; (3) the CASPAR model of alcohol education produces classroom situations conducive to many children feeling free to express alcohol-related concerns; (4) trained teachers can serve as intermediaries between students with alcohol-related concerns and community resources, in particular those resources that are designed to help children from families with alcoholism; (5) the CASPAR curriculum, implemented by trained teachers, produces statistically significant knowledge and attitude gains, whereas alternate programs such as a special-events approach produce smaller knowledge gains and little attitude change; and (6) to a considerable extent, knowledge and attitude gains persist over time, although retention is greater on knowledge items and among older students. The results suggest that there may be a behavioral impact of instruction in the form of reduced alcohol misuse among teenagers, although if there is, it requires intensive and repeated exposure and can be demonstrated in these data only among younger students while they remain in junior high school. Although such results may be viewed as less supportive than the original experiment with which this work began, they do suggest that alcohol education remains an effective prevention strategy. |
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Authors:
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L DiCicco; R Biron; J Carifio; C Deutsch; D J Mills; A Orenstein; A Re; H Unterberger; R E White |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of studies on alcohol Volume: 45 ISSN: 0096-882X ISO Abbreviation: J. Stud. Alcohol Publication Date: 1984 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-07-16 Completed Date: 1984-07-16 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503813 Medline TA: J Stud Alcohol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 160-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Alcoholic Intoxication / prevention & control Alcoholism / prevention & control* Attitude Curriculum Decision Making Female Health Education* Humans Male Teaching Temperance |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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AA01242-03/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; H84 AA 04862-02/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS |
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