TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Evaluating DARE: Drug Education and the Multiple Meanings of Success
JO  - Policy studies review
A1  - Aniskiewicz, Rick
A1  - Wysong, Earl
SP  - 727
EP  - 747
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
N2  - Background and previous impact evaluations of "DARE" (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) are described along with an assessment of its implementation among fifth graders in Kokomo, Indiana. Building upon alter- native efforts, a multifaceted impact/process evaluation framework is developed; it is used to consider the multiple meanings of DARE'S "success" within the dimensions of program efficacy, the impact of micro and macro contexts upon its participants and outcomes, and as a form of symbolic politics. The results tend to support the conclusion that DARE produces anti-drug outcomes; also, the evidence suggests that drug knowledge and locus of control factors are involved in achieving these effects. Micro and macro contextual elements were found to produce important impacts upon the program's dynamics and effectiveness; finally, the data indicate that DARE includes an important symbolic politics dimension and is supported by important symbolic politics dimension and is supported by multiple stakeholders who define its success in terms of its popularity, which has significant utility for their interests. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Policy Studies Review, 1994. Copyright © 1994 by Policy Studies Organization; Blackwell Publishers)  For more information on DARE, see VioPro record number 889.  Drug Use Prevention Substance Use Prevention Prevention Education Prevention Program Education Program School Based Program Description Program Evaluation Program Effectiveness Indiana Child Substance Use Law Enforcement Program Police in School Police Program Grade 5 Elementary School Student Late Childhood 12-05<p />
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SN  - 0278-4416
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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