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Publications > Education > Strengthening drug education in school communities (2004)
Strengthening drug education in school communities - Best Practice Handbook and A Practical Guide (2004)
The Best Practice Handbook for Design, Delivery and Evaluation Years 7-13 is for principals, health teachers, drug education providers and funders of drug education. In addition A Practical Guide provides a quick reference tool.
 The
aim is to strengthen the effectiveness of the curriculum-based approach
to drug education. The Handbook says that for drug education programmes
to be effective, it is essential that they are consistent with the 16
core best practice principles identified.
For example, best practice drug education:
- is evidence based
- aims to prevent and reduce drug related harm
- has clear, realistic objectives
- is relevant to the needs of young people
- is associated with family based training
- is coordinated with other community initiatives.
The Handbook provides a guide to best practice for the design,
delivery and evaluation of school-based drug education. It includes a
checklist for schools for assessing the quality of external providers
or programmes.
Background
Published in 2004 the Handbook supports and expands on the guidelines in Drug Education: A Guide for Principals and Boards of Trustees (Ministry of Education 2000).
In 2002, the Ministerial Committee on Drug Policy asked the Ministry
of Youth Affairs (now the Ministry of Youth Development) to identify
and encourage evidence-based best practice for drug education. In 2003,
the Ministry published a literature review (see link below), which
provided a basis for the best practice principles of the handbook (and
guide) published in 2004.
Copies of the Handbook and Practical Guide
You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to download these PDF files. For a print copy, please send your details to mydinfo@myd.govt.nz.
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