Drug knowledge and selected sociological factors among high school students
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Michael V. Wychules (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Carrie Warren
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to describe the drug knowledge of selected ninth grade high school students according to the Family Life Publications Drug Knowledge Inventory, and to compare these test scores with six sociological indices: age, sex difference, sibling relationship, race, high school academic standing, and social status. The design of the study allowed for testing 100 students who had previously completed a drug education course and for testing 100 students who had no previous formal drug education course. The instrument used in this study were the Family Life Publications Drug Knowledge Inventory, a standardized drug knowledge inventory test with national high school student norms; a questionnaire to derive the sociological factors; and the Hollingshead Two Factor Index to determine the social status of the participating students. The subjects were 200 boys and girls enrolled in ninth grade history courses at Kennedy High School and at Atkins High School, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Subjects who agreed to participate in the study were randomly selected. Random selection by the principals included students who had completed a drug education course and students who had not experienced classroom teaching involving drugs.
Drug knowledge and selected sociological factors among high school students
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- Language: English
- Date: 1973