SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DRUG PREVENTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PURSUING A BACHELOR DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2023.1119" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2023.1119</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2023.1119" target="_blank" >10.21125/iceri.2023.1119</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DRUG PREVENTION AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PURSUING A BACHELOR DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Original language description

Substance abuse is one of the most difficult and pervasive issues that universities are attempting to address. The repercussions for students are catastrophic and devastating. Higher education students may be at risk for a variety of reasons, including frustration, depression, curiosity, and the desire for academic and social success. As future educators, however, they are expected to model a healthy lifestyle and create a safe environment for children to thrive and to prevent them from harm and have a positive impact on their learning, development, health and well-being.The main aim of the research was to identify substance-related knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and opportunities for health education in students pursuing a degree in early childhood education in the Czech Republic.Method: The sample was constituted by 46 undergraduate students in early childhood education of a tertiary institution in the Czech Republic. Four focus groups was used to explore the views, experiences, beliefs and motivations of participants that aim to understand a phenomenon by describing participants’ lived experiences and opinions.Results: Based on reflection and influential interaction during focus group sessions, students identified both positive and negative aspects of their lives that posed a threat to their safety to stay drug free. Moreover, they identify cultural and societal factors that contribute to the significant increase in the drug abuse problem not just in the students but also among children, who are more likely to use illegal substances due to a lack of awareness as well as greater accessibility to substance use. However, campus-wide prevention campaigns and programmes focusing on information or awareness tend to have minimal effect on actual alcohol or drug use behavior. According to students&apos; perspective, life skills training can be an effective method for preventing drug abuse with age-appropriate didactic, informational, and skills-based programmes when all implemented promote effective substance abuse prevention.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

ICERI2023 Proceedings

ISBN

978-84-09-55942-8

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

4478-4482

Publisher name

IATED Academy

Place of publication

Seville

Event location

Seville

Event date

Nov 13, 2023

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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