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

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

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

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název statě ve sborníku

ICERI2023 Proceedings

ISBN

978-84-09-55942-8

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

5

Strana od-do

4478-4482

Název nakladatele

IATED Academy

Místo vydání

Seville

Místo konání akce

Seville

Datum konání akce

13. 11. 2023

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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