I'm Special

I'm Special

Phone

(704) 375-3784

Helen Harill

Fax

(704) 333-3784

The Drug Education Center

Email

thedec@mindspring.com

1117 E. Morehead Street, Suite 200

Website

www.thedec.com

Charlotte, NC 28204

 

 

Program Description

 Focus Area

Age Group

Affective Development

Elementary

4th Grade

Substance Abuse Prevention

 

 

Research Description

 Outcomes

  • decreased substance use

Pretest data were not collected and outcomes were not measured immediately after program.

 

Research Category

4

Research Reviewed by Other Systems (Drug Strategies: Making the Grade)

Design

Other

Experimental control group design. Students were not pre-tested.

Multiple Studies

N/A

The information in the research reviewed did not indicate that other studies have been conducted.

Sample Size

>50

Total Schools=37; Total Students=11,892 in experimental and control groups

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Self-report survey

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that studies were published.

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards.