The Effects of No Child Left Behind on the Prevalence of Evidence-Based Drug Prevention Curricula in the Nation's Middle Schools

Autor/inn/en	Ringwalt, Chris; Hanley, Sean; Ennett, Susan T.; Vincus, Amy A.; Bowling, J. Michael; Haws, Susan W.; Rohrbach, Louise A.
Titel	The Effects of No Child Left Behind on the Prevalence of Evidence-Based Drug Prevention Curricula in the Nation's Middle Schools
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 5, S.265-272 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00587.x
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Federal Legislation; Prevention; Educational Improvement; Federal Programs; Standardized Tests; Drug Use; Educational Indicators; White Students; Curriculum; Surveys; Scheduling; Correlation; Drug Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Bundesrecht; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Disposition; Korrelation; Drogenarbeit
Abstract	Background: Concerns have been expressed that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) may be reducing the amount of classroom time devoted to subjects other than those for which students are tested. The purpose of this article is to explore whether NCLB legislation has affected the provision of evidence-based drug prevention curricula (EBC) in the nation's middle schools, a subject area that is not assessed by standardized tests. Methods: Data were collected in spring 2005 and spring 2008 from a nationally representative sample of middle schools. Respondents completed a survey regarding their provision of EBC (2005 response rate: 78.1%). We also collected data on schools' adequate yearly progress (AYP) status as of 2005 as a measure of their compliance with NCLB targets. We restricted our sample to schools that responded to our survey in both waves (n = 1324, or 76.9% of those schools responding in 2005) and conducted logistic regression analyses to determine whether those schools not making AYP in 2005 were less likely to be using an EBC in 2008. Results: Our results revealed no relationship between AYP status in 2005 and EBC use in 2008. Analyses of demographic characteristics showed that schools making AYP were more likely to be small and rural, and to serve majority White student populations whose families were characterized by lower levels of poverty. Conclusions: Our failure to find any relationship between AYP status and the provision of EBC suggests that concerns about the potential adverse effects of NCLB on drug use prevention have yet to be validated. Implications of our results are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10