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Nine-lesson substance-specific life skills program for low-achieving eighth graders

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Description

A school-based prevention unit of nine lessons fully compliant with the existing syllabus, designed for low-achieving eighth graders. It consisted of two parts: "an initial drug-specific module concerning the gateway drug cannabis, and a subsequent substance-nonspecific one, targeting self-esteem and resistance self-efficacy (Table 1)". The substance-specific part was taught in three lessons under three different approaches, while the six substance-nonspecific lessons were taught in a student-centered environment using trust games, describing skills and abilities, and anonymous peer evaluation.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Implementation quality was kept constant by having one male educator conduct the interventions in all classes

Constraints

  • The program was developed within the framework of the existing syllabus for low-achieving eighth graders

Target Learners

  • low-achieving eighth graders aged 13-17

Learning Goals

  • knowledge about cannabis
  • self-esteem
  • resistance self-efficacy

Claims

Examples

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Key Sources

  • Heyne Thomas & Bogner Franz X. (2013). Drug Prevention by Increasing Self-Esteem: Influence of Teaching Approaches and Gender on Different Consumption Groups. World Journal of Education, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.5430/wje.v3n1p1
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title Nine-lesson substance-specific life skills program for low-achieving eighth graders
description A school-based prevention unit of nine lessons fully compliant with the existing syllabus, designed for low-achieving eighth graders.
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