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The Role of Schools in Alcohol Education
July 29, 2010 by dovetail
The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) released a report last year, which we think needs revisiting. “The Role of Schools in Alcohol Education” looked at all the available literature and consulted with a range of school communities.
Similar to much of the existing evidence-base on school based drug education, there was little evidence supporting “one-off” talks to students. Resistance skills training and participation in sports programs was found to increase alcohol use, while there was no evidence that “scare tactics” had any effect. Programs that worked tended to use a social influence approach and were comprehensive in that they involved the entire school community.
The results are worth keeping in mind if you’re considering conducting alcohol related educational activities in a school environment.
