This thesis is an analysis of a curriculum development process used to train youth workers to raise and respond to alcohol issues. Within an interpretivist framework, a seven-stage model of curriculum planning was developed. Stage 1 involved examination of the literature on youth work and alcohol and youth work training, an empirical needs assessment study (via a national survey and in-depth consultation in one youth service) and examination of the results in relation to the literature on young people and alcohol. Stage 2 used the stage 1 data to define the rationale, which in turn informed stages 3-5, formulation of aims and learning outcomes, learning activities and teaching resources. Stage 6, delivery, involved pilot courses in in- service and initial-training contexts. Illuminative evaluation was used to assess the training process (Stage 7) and its impact on youth worker practice. The staged model was found to be a practical curriculum development framework, particularly combined with an action-research approach. The study confirmed the importance of thorough training needs assessment, including the needs of service users. Youth workers were found to typically adopt a reactive approach to alcohol issues, which focused on individual young drinkers rather than structural determinants of alcohol-related harm. The pilot courses were successful in stimulating planned alcohol education initiatives. Features of training that enabled youth workers to tackle alcohol issues included: a clear rationale based on youth work principles, harm-reduction goals, understanding the place and meaning of alcohol in young people's lives, a practice focus and managerial support. The study discusses the implications of the findings for youth work training and informal education practice and suggests a strategy for fixture development of the alcohol training materials.

The aim of this thesis is to critically examine drug prevention as a field of problematizations  – how drug prevention becomes established as a political technology within this field, how it connects to certain modes of governance, how and under which conditions it constitutes it’s problematic, the questions it asks,  it´s implications in terms of political participation and representation, the various bodies of knowledge through which it constitutes the reality upon which it acts, the limits it places on ways of being, questioning, and talking  in the world. The main analyses have been conducted in four separate but interrelated articles. Each article addresses a specific dimension of drug prevention in order to get a grasp of how this field is organized. Article 1 examines the shift that has occurred in the Swedish context during the period 1981–2011 in how drugs have been problematized, what knowledge has grounded the specific modes of problematization and which modes of governance this has enabled. In article 2, the currently dominant scientific discipline in the field of drug prevention – prevention science – is critically examined in terms of how it constructs the “drug problem” and the underlying assumptions it carries in regard to reality and political governance. Article 3 addresses the issue of communities’ democratic participation in drug prevention efforts by analyzing the theoretical foundations of the Communities That Care prevention program. The article seeks to uncover how notions of community empowerment and democratic participation are constructed, and how the “community” is established as a political entity in the program. The fourth and final article critically examines the Swedish Social and Emotional Training (SET) program and the political implications of the relationship the program establishes between the subject and emotions. The argument is made that, within the field of drug prevention, questions of political values and priorities in a problematic way are decoupled from the political field and pose a significant problem in terms of the possibilities to engage in democratic deliberation. Within this field of problematizations it becomes impossible to mobilize a politics against social injustice, poverty and inequality. At the same time, the scientific grounding of this mode of governing the drug “problem” acts to naturalize a specific – highly political – way of engaging with drugs.

<p>The aim of this thesis is to elucidate different aspects of Swedish adolescents’ use of alcohol and drugs and how society deals with problems related to their use. The subject has been analyzed in four studies. The first study was based on focus-group interviews with adolescents and aimed at elucidating the meaning of alcohol and intoxication for adolescents. The participants’ discussions contained two levels - one superficial (an ideal presentation of themselves) and one deep (which mediated cultural ideas of how to think and act). This is interpreted as a way to express the maturity process they are going through, at the same time as it symbolizes difficulties to unite external norms and values with their own need for devotion. The second study was based on project applications, evaluations and economy accounts for preventive work from 150 projects conducted by non-profit organizations. The results show that type of organizations and the methods used were based on tradition rather than on efficiency. These results are discussed in relation to growing demands for evidence based practice in the field of prevention. The third and the fourth study are based on the ADAD-interview (Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis). In the third study, comparisons of different judgements concerning the extent of drug abuse among adolescents in institutional care, were made and results show large differences between the different judgements, concerning both occurrence and extent of abuse. In the fourth study, the significance of ADAD was discussed in relation to matching drug abusing adolescents to treatment institutions. The results show that only a limited number of institutions specializes on drug abusing adolescents and that a majority of the adolescents institutionalized for drug problems never visit an institution specialized on drug abuse treatment.</p>

The aim of this thesis is to elucidate different aspects of Swedish adolescents’ use of alcohol and drugs and how society deals with problems related to their use. The subject has been analyzed in four studies. The first study was based on focus-group interviews with adolescents and aimed at elucidating the meaning of alcohol and intoxication for adolescents. The participants’ discussions contained two levels - one superficial (an ideal presentation of themselves) and one deep (which mediated cultural ideas of how to think and act). This is interpreted as a way to express the maturity process they are going through, at the same time as it symbolizes difficulties to unite external norms and values with their own need for devotion. The second study was based on project applications, evaluations and economy accounts for preventive work from 150 projects conducted by non-profit organizations. The results show that type of organizations and the methods used were based on tradition rather than on efficiency. These results are discussed in relation to growing demands for evidence based practice in the field of prevention. The third and the fourth study are based on the ADAD-interview (Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis). In the third study, comparisons of different judgements concerning the extent of drug abuse among adolescents in institutional care, were made and results show large differences between the different judgements, concerning both occurrence and extent of abuse. In the fourth study, the significance of ADAD was discussed in relation to matching drug abusing adolescents to treatment institutions. The results show that only a limited number of institutions specializes on drug abusing adolescents and that a majority of the adolescents institutionalized for drug problems never visit an institution specialized on drug abuse treatment.

Das suchtpräventive Unterrichtsprogramm Lions Quest wird weltweit im Schulunterricht angewandt. Es ist erforderlich, dass das Original aus den USA an die Gegebenheiten eines Landes adaptiert wird. Ziel meiner Arbeit war es, dies für das Land Kolumbien vorzunehmen. Nach einer wissenschaftlichen Erhebung vor Ort im Jahr 2005 konnte ich besonders auf die Aspekte \"Kultureller Hintergrund Kolumbiens\", \"Drogenpolitik, Situation des Drogenkonsums und Stand der Suchtprävention in Kolumbien und Deutschland\" sowie dem \"Kolumbianischen Schulsystem im Vergleich zum deutschen Schulsystem\" eingehen. Durch die Nutzung qualitativer und quantitativer Verfahren (Gruppendiskussion, Teilnehmende Beobachtung, Experteninterviews, Dokumentenanalyse, Fragebogenerhebung) war es mir möglich, als Ergebnis der Arbeit konkrete Vorschläge zu geben, in welchen Bereichen Veränderungen notwendig sein werden, um das Programm Lions Quest in Kolumbien zu adaptieren und letzlich anwenden zu können. Die Ergebnisse liegen den Partnern vor Ort vor.

Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education (Educational Psychology) at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2014. / The current investigation consists of one aim and two objectives. The aim is to evaluate drug abuse prevention programmes for adolescents in secondary schools and the effect that they have on attitudes, knowledge and behaviour. The objectives are to determine the effectiveness of the drug abuse prevention programmes on attitude, knowledge and behaviour on adolescents and the relationship between them. The research methodology was in the form of a quantitative survey. A questionnaire was administered to a group of grades 10 and 11 learners between ages 14 to 25 from four selected schools. Twenty-five year olds were included in the target group as it is not unusual for adult learners to still be at school with minors, especially in rural areas. This may have an influence on adolescents’ attitudes towards drug abuse. It was therefore of utmost importance for them to understand the effects of abusing drugs. Respondents were randomly selected with the help of Life Orientation Educators in each school. Questionnaires were distributed to a sample population of one hundred learners. Ten of these questionnaires were not properly completed and therefore were not included in the final analysis. The results demonstrated that the use of drugs is prevalent in the surveyed schools and respondents were aware of its consequences. The results also demonstrated that a significant number of the respondents had a negative attitude toward the use of drugs, while a small number of respondents did not see any problem in using drugs. It was concluded that the influence on behavioural change in the schools surveyed is not due to formal prevention programmes but to the involvement of parents and peer educators, who are not involved in formal programmes for drug prevention. Furthermore, it was found that in these schools no programmes were available for the education of learners about drug abuse and its consequences. While respondents have shown a positive attitude and behaviour toward drugs and its use, it is important to note that formal drug prevention programmes do not seem to exist in schools and where they are claimed to exist, they refer to life skills programmes and drug awareness programmes.

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Karlsson, E. (2016). Students' perceptions about drug prevention in high school.   The aim of the study was to investigate high school student’s experiences of and needs of drug prevention in school is and should be. The use or misuse of alcohol, drugs and tobacco is one of the biggest threats to public health. Students' opinions and participation of the preventive measures against drug and alcohol use is a good starting point to achieve a successful result. A qualitative approach was chosen to take part of the students' experiences. A total of eleven high school students participated in the study, focus groups were used as method. The results showed that the students were not aware that there exists any drug prevention at their school and they didn´t feel any participation. The students wish for participation in drug prevention projects at the school and follow-ups of work in progress. / Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur gymnasieelevers upplevelser och behov av drogförebyggande arbete på skolan är och bör vara. Användning eller missbruk av alkohol, narkotika och tobak är ett av de största hoten mot folkhälsan. Elevernas åsikter och delaktighet till förebyggande insatser mot en drog- och alkoholanvändning är en bra utgångspunkt till att nå ett lyckat resultat. En kvalitativ ansats valdes för att ta del av elevernas upplevelser. Bekvämlighetsurval användes och metoden var gruppintervjuer i fokusgrupper. Sammanlagt deltog elva gymnasieelever vid två fokusgrupptillfällen. Resultatet visade att eleverna inte var medvetna om det aktivt pågick något drogförebyggande arbete på skolan annat än rökfria zoner och de kände heller ingen delaktighet i drogförebyggande arbete. Eleverna eftersökte uppföljningar av pågående drogförebyggande arbeten samt delaktighet i dessa.

Denna kvalitativa studie undersöker erfarenheter och upplevelser kring ANDT undervisning hos skolpersonal. Vidare skildrar studien svårigheter respektive möjligheter som skolpersonal upplever i samband med undervisningen. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ ansats utifrån en hermeneutisk forskningstradition och resultatet grundas på sex semistrukturerade intervjuer. Resultatet har tolkats utifrån Antonovsky´s salutogena synsätt och det centrala begreppet KASAM samt Björklunds tolkning av KASAM i ett skolperspektiv utifrån komponenterna begriplighet, hanterbarhet och meningsfullhet. Resultatet indikerar på att ANDT undervisning bedrivs på samtliga skolor men med varierande upplägg. Det framgår även av resultatet att lärare anser att interaktionen mellan eleverna är en betydelsefull komponent i undervisningen. En slutsats är att hade inte lärare upplevt den tidsbrist som förekommer inom deras yrke hade utveckling av ANDT undervisning haft möjlighet att bli mer omfattande. Detta genom att exempelvis skapa ett bättre samarbete mellan olika aktörer, mer involvering av föräldrar samt en mer ämnesövergripande undervisning.

Submitted by Mariana Dornelles Vargas (marianadv) on 2015-03-24T13:30:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 do_voce.pdf: 1038882 bytes, checksum: 89f62ec53b337d5d4d89f49c2097af1f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-24T13:30:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 do_voce.pdf: 1038882 bytes, checksum: 89f62ec53b337d5d4d89f49c2097af1f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta dissertação tem por objetivo compreender de que maneiras a educação escolarizada se viu investida de uma função social relacionada às práticas de uso de drogas, ou, em outras palavras, compreender como a prevenção ao uso de drogas tornou-se uma demanda para o campo da Educação, sendo prescrita como conteúdo a ser obrigatoriamente incluso nos currículos escolares. Tomando como ferramenta analítica principal o conceito de governamentalidade, desenvolvido por Michel Foucault, e inspirando-se no estilo de pensamento e pesquisa desse filósofo, compreende-se a emergência da prevenção às drogas na Educação como efeito de uma racionalidade política que toma por objeto de gestão cada indivíduo em particular e também a população em seu conjunto; que funciona principalmente a partir de um saber fundado no campo da Economia, operando cálculos a fim de obter a máxima eficiência com o mínimo emprego necessário de poder e de recursos financeiros; e, por fim, que se constitui, em sua efetividade, por meio de um aparato de técnicas, saberes, instituições, procedimentos e especialistas. A pesquisa sugere, de um lado, que a prevenção às drogas foi tornada uma demanda escolar a partir das próprias características históricas dessa instituição, potencialmente capaz de instituir sujeitos úteis e dóceis e de fazer circular um poder que, antes preventivo do que repressivo, se apresenta como mais sutil e eficaz no sentido de conduzir as condutas e implementar as técnicas necessárias à produção de uma sociedade segura, saudável e produtiva. De outro lado, o uso de drogas instituiu-se como temática escolar através de sua configuração como "problema" a partir do funcionamento estratégico de saberes que, justificando e fazendo circular uma trama de poderes, tornaram a prevenção de práticas de uso de psicoativos nos espaços escolares uma questão "natural". / This dissertation aims at understanding how school education has been assigned a social function related to practices of drug use, or, in other words, understanding how drug prevention has become a demand in the Education field, being prescribed as a content that must be included in school curricula. Taking the concept of governmentality, developed by Michel Foucault, as my main analytical tool, and inspired by his style of thinking and researching, I understand the emergence of drug prevention as an effect of a political rationality that takes each individual as a management object, as well as the population as a whole; that functions from a knowledge founded on the field of Economy, performing calculations in order to obtain the maximum efficiency with the least use of power and financial resources; finally, that constitutes itself in its effectiveness by means of an apparatus of techniques, knowledges, institutions, procedures, and specialists. This research has suggested, on the one hand, that drug prevention has become a school demand deriving from the very historical characteristics of that institution, potentially capable of instituting useful, docile subjects and circulating a power that, being more preventive than repressive, is more subtle and effective in conducting conducts and implementing techniques required for the production of a safe, healthy, productive society. On the other hand, drug use has become a school subject through its configuration as a "problem", from the strategic functioning of knowledges that, justifying and circulating a web of powers, have converted the prevention of practices of psychoactive substance use at school into a natural "issue".