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The Impact of Science Education Games on Prescription Drug Abuse Attitudes among Teens: A Case Study
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Klisch, Yvonne; Bowling, Kristi G.; Miller, Leslie M.; Ramos, Miguel A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2013
Two online science education games, in which players learn about the risks of prescription drug abuse in the context of investigating crimes, were evaluated to determine shifts of prescription drug abuse attitudes attributable to game exposure. High school students from grades 11 and 12 (n = 179) were assigned to one of the games and participated…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Science Education, Drug Abuse, Adolescent Attitudes
An Exploration of the Relationship between Social and Psychological Factors and Being Bullied
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Harlow, Kirk C.; Roberts, Roe – Children & Schools, 2010
Bullying in schools has received increasing attention since its implication in a number of school-based shooting incidents. A number of protective factors have been identified as reducing risk behaviors such as substance abuse among adolescents. This framework, however, has not been examined with respect to bullying victims. The results of a…
Descriptors: Bullying, Alcohol Abuse, Adolescents, School Districts