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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"alcohol education"”.
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AlcoZone: An Adaptive Hypermedia based Personalized Alcohol Education
… 5,000 freshman students of Virginia Tech about alcohol education using Adaptive Hypermedia technology, as part of the mandatory university requirement. The course presents different content to different students based on their drinking pattern. AlcoZone integrates Curriculum Sequencing, …
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The development and justification of a course in alcohol education for secondary schools
… magazines, radio, and newspapers, the alcohol problem has been steadily increasing. It is estimated that two-thirds of the alcoholics begin their drinking while in high school. It would appear then that the high school is the proper place in which to prepare the future citizens to solve …
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A Case Study of Collegiate Alcohol Education: How Can Kennesaw State University Improve?
<p>Alcohol consumption is often seen as a rite of passage for college students. Unfortunately, over 1,800 college students die and thousands more are injured each year as a result of inappropriate alcohol use. Alcohol abuse is also often linked to sexual assaults, fights, property damage, and …
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A Study of Alcohol Education With Suggested Improvements for the Junior High Schools of the State of Washington
… study is three fold: (1) to evaluate the current alcohol education program through surveys of teachers, textbooks, and the Allied Youth program, and through analysis of the alcohol education program; (2) to determine the requirements of an effective alcohol education program; and (3) to make …
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For whom the cruiser rolls: a retrospective analysis of factors relating to recidivism in a sample of graduates from a court-ordered alcohol education and awareness program
… in a sample of court-ordered'graduates of an alcohol education and awareness program could be predicted. This alcohol education program was based on adult education principles and was philosophically akin to the thoughts of Drs. Jack Mezirow, Stephen Brookfield, and Patricia Cranton. Data on …
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Online Health Education Curriculum Evaluation: Differential Findings Among College Students
This is a program evaluation of an on-line health education curriculum intended to prevent harm associated with college student alcohol consumption and related behaviors. Using existing data from 225 higher education organizations and 23,127 individuals manipulated into a clustered randomly …
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Impact of Alcohol Skills Training Program on College Fraternity Members' Drinking Behaviors
… of this study was to assess the impact of the Alcohol Skills Training Program on college fraternity members' drinking behaviors and to attempt to ascertain what elements of the program may lead to change in behavior. A secondary purpose was to try to understand the role that chapter culture …
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Effects of Behavioral Skills Training and Peer Modeling on College Students' Pours of Standard Servings of Beer
<p>Excessive alcohol consumption among college students is a serious problem. Alcohol education courses have been proposed as one strategy to reduce this problem, with an emphasis on teaching college students to accurately track their drinks. Many of these courses are taught in a small group …
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Using an Importance-Performance Analysis of Summer Students in the Evaluation of Student Health Services.
… performance on urgent care, pharmacy and patient education. Contraception education, laboratory and nutrition education were rated as low importance, high performance. Alcohol education was rated as low importance, low performance.</p> <p>The student health service at ETSU may use the results of …
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The Reasons for Consumption and Non-Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages by Residence Hall Students at State University College at Brockport
Alcoholic consumption is an expected social norm on college campuses across the nation. In 1971, a report by the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare stated that alcohol consumption was the number one drug problem in America. According to student survey data gathered at the time, between …
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Assessing Team Culture: the Coaches' Role in Alcohol Use Among Student-Athletes
… mixed methods study explored student-athlete alcohol use and the coach’s role in improving the education and awareness within a team culture. The aim of the study was to use quantitative data provided by the student-athletes, as well as qualitative data from interviews with head coaches, to …
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Adolescent alcohol use and misuse : the influence of perceived family socialization factors
Alcohol-related problems are a worldwide phenomenon and, in the latter part of the twentieth century, have generated substantial academic interest. Some of this research has focussed on the alcohol use and misuse of young people. The present thesis falls squarely into this area, bringing to the …
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Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes and practices of young adults on alcohol consumption and its effects on their health- Windhoek, Namibia
Excessive alcohol consumption has been on the rise globally and Namibia is no exception, thus making the rise thereof and its adverse effects a public health concern. Various studies indicated that excessive alcohol consumption leads to a great deal of health and social consequences. The main …
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The Effects of Embedded Question Type and Locus of Control on Processing Depth, Knowledge Gain, and Attitude Change in a Computer-Based Interactive Video Environment
… a computer-based instructional program about alcohol education during the second session. Subjects assigned to either of the two embedded question conditions were asked to answer ten questions embedded between segments of interactive video. Depending on question condition, subjects were asked …
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The Effects of Personalized Boosters for a Computerized Intervention Targeting College Student Drinking
<p>Heavy episodic alcohol use within the college student population is both widespread and problematic (Benton et al., 2004; Core Institute, 2006; Hingson, Zha, & Weitzman, 2009; O'Malley & Johnston, 2002; Perkins, 2002; Singleton, 2007). More than 40% of college students report at least one …
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Alcohol Self-Help Groups in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: A Cultural Approach
INTRODUCTION: In 2004, there were 4.1 deaths from alcohol use disorders per 100,000 people in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)- one of the highest rates in the world. There are no medical resources currently for patients with alcoholism in this country. Thus, work was done to pilot self-help …
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An evaluation of three free-pour training procedures for college students
… as the main or only measure of college students' alcohol consumption (e.g., Alfonso, Hall, & Dunn, 2013; White et al., 2003). However, these data are limited because students are rarely able to accurately state or pour the standard serving size for various types of alcohol, rendering the validity …