Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ540208
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7642
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Diffusion of School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs.
Rohrbach, Louise Ann; And Others
American Behavioral Scientist, v39 n7 p919-34 Jun-Jul 1996
Observes the preponderance of heavily marketed drug prevention programs (Project DARE, QUEST Skills for Life) over the more effective psychosocial-based programs. Reviews the literature on determinants of diffusion and recent research on strategies to increase diffusion of these programs. Considers implications for policy and future research. (MJP)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Counseling, Decision Making, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Health Education, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Intervention, Marketing, Outcomes of Education, Preventive Medicine, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, Social Influences, Social Problems, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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