| Papers [1-15] of 100 :: [Page 1 of 7] | | Go to page : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 —> | Search results on "DRUG EDUCATION": |
|
|
Drug Education Week, 2000.
An examination of the shortcomings of traditional drug education programs, the role of government and teachers, statistics,and the arguement for mandatory drug education week in U.S. schools.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 12 sources, $ 79.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
Why Schools Must Play a Significant Role in Youth Drug Education
As the primary social institution for most developing children, schools can have a significant impact on adolescent health behavior and can play an essential role in adolescent health promotion. Schools serve all children regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or health insurance status; thus, they are a logical place to provide coordinated health education and health services to a nation's children
From the Paper
Mandatory Drug Education Week in The United States--
Why Schools Must Play a Significant Role in Youth Drug Education
As the primary social institution for most developing children, schools can have a significant impact on adolescent health behavior and can play an essential role in adolescent health promotion. Schools serve all children regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or health insurance status; thus, they are a logical place to provide coordinated health education and health services to a nation's children (DHHS, 1991, p. 434). A successful drug education program requires intense, interactive skills training to provide students with the long-term ability to resist using drugs. A mandatory drug education week with curriculum-specified follow-up throughout the school year is ..."
| |
|
Drug Education Week and Schools., 2002.
An examination of the important role played by schools in youth drug education.
2,635 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper examines the essential role played by schools during the mandatory drug education week and generally in the fight against youth drug abuse. It begins by examining whether the school-based drug education programs are effective and why the traditional approaches failed. It discusses the need for intense and innovative programs and especially the importance of the mandatory drug education week.
From the Paper
"As the primary social institution for most developing children, schools can have a significant impact on adolescent health behavior and can play an essential role in adolescent health promotion. Schools serve all children regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or health insurance status; thus, they are a logical place to provide coordinated health education and health services to a nation's children (DHHS, 1991, p. 434). A successful drug education program requires intense, interactive skills training to provide students with the long-term ability to resist using drugs. A mandatory drug education week with curriculum-specified follow-up throughout the school year is the only effective means of educating students fully on the consequences of drug use and the skills necessary to avoid such consequences successfully."
| |
|
Drug Education, 2006.
An analytical look at the " Drug Abuse Resistance Education" more commonly known as DARE.
2,644 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 79.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
In this paper the author looks at the pros and cons of the " Drug Abuse Resistance Education" program known as DARE. The author takes an in-depth look at how the program is educating children and youth so that they can say no to drugs and alcohol. But, in adopting this stance the author points out that by educating people they can say no ,they are also able to say yes. The paper also looks at the focus on hard drugs and highlights that soft drugs such as alcohol and nicotine are not included in the program. Finally the paper concludes that DARE needs to address the long-term as well as the short-term in order to combat drugs effectively.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Is D.A.R.E. Effective?
The Ineffectiveness of the D.A.R.E. Program
Discouraging the Responsibility, As Well as the Reliability of Police
Injustice for Qualified Educators
Forfeiting Too Much of the Educational Time
Perpetuates the War
Undermining Community Education
The Theme of D.A.R.E.
Misgivings By the Parents
DARE is Like Sex Education
The Consequences of the D.A.R.E. Program
Conclusion
From the Paper
"To a lot of people, D.A.R.E. stands for the strongest pledge that America, as a nation can make to restrain and control drug abuse by juveniles and students, as well as, that it justifies to be practiced, even when one recognizes and identifies that it is not working. By consequently misleading America into thinking that the American government is doing something grave and significant on the subject of maintaining kids off drugs, D.A.R.E. is obstructing the nation's pains to discover more effective ways to realize the broader goals of national drug policy, viz., to defend the public health and security, to put off abuse, as well as to get rid of the offenses and aggression connected with unlawful drug trafficking."
| |
|
Drug Education, 2003.
Compares several approaches in how the public is educated about the dangers of drugs.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 55.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper examines public service ads aimed at young people as scare tactics, including the "Just Say No" campaign. It shows the rising problem of drug and alcohol abuse among students and the issue of changing harmful behavior to good behavior.
From the Paper
"Various groups in recent years have produced public service announcements to be run on television or in print-ad versions to encourage young people not to experiment with drugs. However, according to the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System's ..."
| |
|
Drug Abuse Resistance Education, 2002.
This paper argues against the popular Drug Abuse Resistance Education
program, D.A.R.E..
2,490 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 75.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper argues that there has been no research to substantiate the effect of the D.A.R.E. program and that empirically there has been no reduction in the use of drugs in the areas that use the popular program. The paper states that D.A.R.E.'s message to children is jumbled because it does not tell them that, at all times, they should never use drugs. The author believes that D.A.R.E. is footed on unverified learning theory; the most infamous one of which is that using drugs is an indication of low self-worth or of elevated strain.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Is D.A.R.E. Effective?
Discouraging the Responsibility, as well as the Reliability of Police
Injustice for Qualified Educators
Forfeiting Too Much of the Educational Time
Perpetuates the War
Undermining Community Education
The Theme of D.A.R.E.
Misgivings By the Parents
DARE is like Sex Education
The Consequences of the D.A.R.E. Program
Conclusion
From the Paper
"D.A.R.E.'s report of drug education has shaped consequences that are comparable to contemporary sex education. There has been a prominent augment of the troubles; both of these plans were shaped to deal with. As sex education was endorsed by Planned Parenthood, as well as the socialist elite, teen pregnancy and illegitimacy exploded. As DARE augments its authority in the school system, as well as society, so did the exercise of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs amongst minors. The results are drastically higher hallucinogen exercise amongst the DARE group and also the increase in the likelihood that drug education programs might augment student curiosity in relation to drugs and show the way to earlier and greater drug testing."
| |
|
Drug Abuse Resistance Education, 2007.
An evaluation of the D.A.R.E program, including a critical look into its conceptual and methodological practices, based on the article "DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education): Very Popular but not Very Effective," by Clayton et. al.
966 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper examines the article, "DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education): Very Popular but not Very Effective," by Clayton et. al., which centered onto the components that make the DARE program a popular but ineffective drug use intervention program among America's youth. The paper thoroughly analyzes the two causes of the ineffectiveness of the DARE program, as argued and presented by Clayton et. al. The paper's analysis posits similarly as the authors have argued--that is, the analysis presented here asserts that: (1) drug use intervention, in order to be effective, must be intensified to age groups wherein drug use becomes more crucial and prevalent, and (2) more than education and information dissemination, America's youth must be informed of drug use's detrimental effects at an "experiential level," wherein they are able to fully "witness" its effects, as experienced by (former) drug users themselves.
From the Paper
"The first argument presented in the article in arguing the continued support for the DARE program despite its ineffectiveness is the "feel good" effect that the program has on different sectors of the society. Citing the police, educational system, and even the family institution (specifically parents) as the loyal supporters of this program, the authors pointed out that the continued support of these sectors is motivated only by the fact that the program "makes students, teachers, administrators, parents, police, and politicians "feel good" because something is being done about drug abuse" (107)."
| |
|
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program., 2002.
An evaluation of this program, known as DARE, which educates youth against drug abuse.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 9 sources, $ 71.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper offers information on the origins and unique features of the DARE program. This is mainly an evaluation of DARE and a professional study is used. Recommendations are offered for the program.
| |
|
DARE - "Drug Abuse Resistance Education", 2002.
A study into the effectiveness of the DARE program.
1,484 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper is a summary of a study conducted to assess the extent to which the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program is effective in reducing the number of children using drugs. As previous studies have often produced controversial conclusions this paper also re-evaluates research previously conducted on the DARE program. The writer begins the study stating that there has been an increasing incidence of drug use among children. The paper includes a copy of the exact study that was used.
From the Paper
"The DARE program was founded in 1983 by the Los Angeles Police Department, working in conjunction with the city?s school district. What was once a city wide program has now become nationwide, with 93% of children who have gone through the 17 week program never trying drugs (Rappleye, 1996). Rappleye stated that more than 25,000 officers, in 300,000 classrooms, in more than 70% of all school districts, have worked with more than 25 million children in 1995."
| |
|
Is Drug Court Really Effective: A Review of Current Drug Laws and Drug Courts, 2002.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 106.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This legal analysis examines the American drug courts in order to assess the effectiveness of existing policy in dealing with crimes associated with drugs in the United States. This paper evaluates the scientific validity of resources that are used to determine drug policy, and in the critique finds these systems of information ineffective. The author of this essay then offers recommendations for a drug policy that includes a description of drug court environments, and rehabilitation programs for women.
| |
|
Private Education, 2001.
This paper is an argument for the privatization of schools in the United States.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper argues that the American school system would be of better quality if it were privatized. The author discusses why the education in private schools is superior to public schooling, looks at the war on drugs, sex education, censorship, and dress codes.
From the Paper
"The reason censorship is such a huge issue in a public school system is that a school must strive to please everybody in the community. It must grapple with abiding by the rights of free speech, freedom of religion, and the right to privacy, while at the same time trying to appease the demands of a variety of parents, all with differing opinions on how their children (and everybody else's) should be educated. The problem is exponentially enlarged in a large school with students numbering in the thousands. With large public schools becoming more common as the population grows, the debating has intensified. Common sense dictates that it is impossible to satisfy everyone in the community. Disgruntled parents do have the option of sending their children to private schools or home-schooling them, but the short supply of private institutions and private tutors puts alternative education at a high price, which many parents are unwilling or unable to pay."
| |
|
Leadership, Ethics in Education, 2004.
Discusses leadership and ethics in curtailing drugs and violence in school.
6,854 words (approx. 27.4 pages), 30 sources, APA, $ 155.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This study explores the issues of leadership and ethical responsibility in the educational field. The paper identifies issues that may arise as a result of the implementation of monitoring programs in schools for drugs, guns, and other teenage problems, and stresses the importance of ethical leadership when those issues do arise. The paper also includes an analysis of leadership styles of teachers and instructors within the educational system and their preference for using methods to control drugs and guns within the school premises. The study includes teachers and educators from all levels of the educational system from grade school to graduate school.
From the Paper
"There is a constant debate: ?Are leaders born or are leader made?? Leadership skills can be developed?the qualities required in a leader can be learned. Bernard M. Bass states ?Leadership is one of the world?s oldest preoccupations.? (Wren, 1995) When individuals know and understand both their strengths and their weakness, their effectiveness as leaders is greater. The leadership quality most desired is the ability to have a vision and a dream. No leader will have followers if the followers do not believe in the leader?s mission. Strong leaders have a helpful and thoughtful personality. They are also very aware of their own strengths and weakness. The key to success in a career, and consequently in life, is to set attainable goals and work towards attaining these goals. Disciple and dedication is a necessity. A good leader knows how to generate enthusiasm and positive thinking within him or her self and how to broadcast it."
| |
|
Non-education, 2002.
An examination of various social problems affecting students in American schools - violence, drugs, teen pregnancies and more.
1,240 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper looks at the many social issues and pressures that teenagers (and often younger children) need to face in a contemporary American school system.The problems examined are teen pregnancy, violence, gangsterism, drug and alcohol addiction, suicide and delinquency. The writer looks at different coping methods the students can use and focuses on the strategies taken by staff and teachers to assist the students. The paper also looks at how these social problems effect a child's educational experience.
From the Paper
"In order for a teacher to overcome these deterrents to learning, he or she must show genuine caring for the student and get the student to become an active learner, rather than a passive observer who watches the teacher recite a lesson.
"There is much room for change in our school system, according to Lawrence Steinberg, author of Beyond the Classroom: Why School Reform Has Failed and What Parents Need to Do. In this work, Steinberg claims disengagement kicks in as early as 7th grade, when the possibility of the six critical problems taking hold of students becomes a reality."
| |
|
Zero Tolerance Policies in Education, 2004.
A look at both sides of the argument concerning the zero tolerance policies of the educational system.
4,406 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 115.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
This paper reviews extant literature on youth violence, its extra-curricular motivations, its inappropriateness in a curricular setting, the role of television, gangs and drugs, and alcohol in creating a culture of youth violence that stems from unsupervised time, and the polemical argument between advocates and opponents of the zero-tolerance policy as it is presented as a way of reducing school violence in terms of both actual effect and perception.
Introduction
Literature Review
Areas for Further Research
Conclusion
From the Paper
"This policy is restricted by nature to within the walls of the institution, but unfortunately, the root of school violence may not be in the school setting itself. In fact, most students do not spend most of their time in the school setting: most students spend up to eight percent of their time away from school, with their school hours making up only a small minority of their total time. Therefore, although the root of school violence may lie in what students are doing during this unsupervised time, during their supervised time at school, a zero-tolerance policy can target behavior at its ends rather than its means and keep the time that students do spend at school safe, with the assumption being that students will be shocked into line by a set of policies that monitors their time at school strictly enough to deter them from even playacting or fantasizing along themes that suggest violent behavior within the school itself. The zero-tolerance policy differs from school to school, but predominantly, the policy seeks to cut down on a youth culture that
too often expresses itself anti-social activities such as gang violence and drugs instead of more productive, future-looking activities."
| |
|
Legalizing Drugs in America, 2006.
This paper argues in favor of legalizing drugs in the United States.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 71.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The writer of this paper contends that the ongoing war on drugs has not succeeded and that drug use should be prevented rather than made illegal. This paper also examines the argument that drug use will dramatically decrease if all illegal substances are legalized. This paper also discusses how school programs educating students on the risks of substance abuse has had a dramatic impact on teenage drug use.
Topics covered in this paper include:
The War On Drugs
The Drug Business
Alcohol and Drugs
The Effect of Drug Education
Drugs and Jail
Addiction
Conclusion
Bibliography
From the Paper
"Because drugs are illegal, their cost is astronomical, providing enormous profits to those engaged in the business of importing, exporting and selling drugs. There is no question that legalization of drugs would put an immediate stop to this rich source of economic gain. Legal drugs could be sold at a reasonable price to those who choose to use them, and the illegal drug community would not be able to compete."
| |
|
Financial Aid for Prior Drug Convicts, 2002.
An examination into a 1998 provision of the Higher Education Act which denies financial aid to people with prior drug convictions.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
»
Click here to show/hide summary
Abstract
The paper defines the Higher Education Act, established 30 years ago to offer financial aid to people seeking higher education. It thereafter examines the 1998 provision denying this aid to people with prior drug convictions. The affect of this new provision on colleges and universities throughout the United States is discussed.
From the Paper
"But many students and politicians have voiced out against the bill, saying that it is class-discriminatory and racist. Several student and statewide organizations, including the University of Southern California Student Senate and statewide New York and Wisconsin organizations, have recently passed new resolutions speaking out against the bill, on the grounds that financial aid should be given out to academically qualified students who need the aid to attend college."
|
|
|
