>There is a positive side to getting behind in your email - you see
>similarities between lists. On this list we have been discussing
>evidence-based vs faith-based beliefs, particularly as it relates to
>students. On a health education list the discussion has been about
>DARE and why schools continue to use a curriculum which all the
>evidence at best says is ineffective and at worst says that it
>does does harm [eg, is associated with higher rates
>of drug use in suburban schools]. It clearly is a case of
>faith-based belief - the evidence is not believed. In the meantime
>we have not just wasted money on an ineffective program; we have also
>not been able to spend that money on effective programs. Finding a
>way to get our students to not discard evidence because it clashes
>with their beliefs clearly is bigger than their individual well-being.
>It affects the well-being of our communities.
>
>Joyce Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Public Health Sciences
>Wichita State University
>Wichita, Kansas
Do you, Joyce, or any other TIPSters have readily available reference for
studies showing evidence as to the ineffectiveness of DARE? I'd be
interested in taking a look. It might be of particular interest to cover
some of that ground with my research methods class, since I just finished
showing them and discussing the 48 Hours program, "Junk Science," which
explores a couple of similar cases.
Gracias!
Bob
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Robert T. Herdegen III
Department of Psychology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943
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