NCJ Number
165462
Journal
Behavioral Disorders Volume: 20 Issue: 4 Dated: (August 1995) Pages: 279-289
Date Published
1995
Length
11 pages
Annotation
A nationwide survey gathered information about drug prevention teaching among 109 teachers of students with behavior problems.
Abstract
The participants were randomly selected from the membership list of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders, an affiliate of the Council for Exceptional Children. Results revealed that little is being done to provide students with behavioral disorders with this kind of programming. The teachers did not agree about the priority to give to drug abuse prevention in relation to other subjects. About one-third assigned drug prevention highest priority; about one-third assigned it lowest priority. In addition, the teachers reported that parents of students with behavioral disorders were virtually absent from prevention program efforts. They regarded lack of time, lack of curriculum materials, and lack of adequate funding as the greatest impediments to prevention programming. Findings indicated the need for systematic attention to a variety of issues that affect drug prevention efforts. Tables and 25 references (Author abstract modified)