Perceived Role Legitimacy and Role Importance of Australian School Staff in Addressing Student Cannabis Use

Autor/inn/en	Gates, Peter J.; Norberg, Melissa M.; Dillon, Paul; Manocha, Ramesh
Titel	Perceived Role Legitimacy and Role Importance of Australian School Staff in Addressing Student Cannabis Use
Quelle	In: Journal of Drug Education, 43 (2013) 1, S.65-79 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2379
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Drug Use; Marijuana; Secondary School Students; School Personnel; Staff Role; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Role; Drug Education; Prevention; Surveys; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Sekundarschüler; Schulpersonal; Lehrerrolle; Drogenarbeit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Australien
Abstract	The high prevalence of cannabis use by Australian secondary school students makes schools an ideal setting for the delivery of substance use prevention programs. Although efficacious school-based cannabis prevention programs exist, there is scant research investigating the perceived role legitimacy and role importance of school staff. As such, this study surveyed a sample of 1,691 Australian school staff by utilizing "Generation Next" seminars which are attended by professionals working with young people. The self-completed survey identified that, despite elevated contact with students relative to other school staff, teachers reported the least role importance and legitimacy of all school staff. Further, teachers reported the lowest level of staff drug education training, which was an important predictor of an increased feeling of role importance and legitimacy among school staff. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01