 EVALUATING DARE: DRUG EDUCATION AND THE MULTIPLE MEANINGS OF SUCCESS*Rick Aniskiewicz and Earl Wysong Review of Policy Research, 1990, vol. 9, issue 4, 727-747 Abstract: Background and previous impact evaluations of “DARE” (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) are described along with an assessment of its im‐ plementation among fifth graders in Kokomo, Indiana. Building upon alter‐ native efforts, a multifaceted impact/process evaluation framework is developed; it is used to consider the multiple meanings of DARE'S “success” within the dimensions of program efficacy, the impact of micro and macro contexts upon its participants and outcomes, and as a form of symbolic politics. The results tend to support the conclusion that DARE produces anti‐drug outcomes; also, the evidence suggests that drug knowledge and locus of control factors are involved in achieving these effects. Micro and macro contextual elements were found to produce important impacts upon the program's dynamics and effectiveness; finally, the data indicate that DARE includes an important symbolic politics dimension and is supported by important symbolic politics dimension and is supported by multiple stakeholders who define its success in terms of its popularity, which has significant utility for their interests. Date: 1990 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:revpol:v:9:y:1990:i:4:p:727-747 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Review of Policy Research is currently edited by Christopher Gore More articles in Review of Policy Research from Policy Studies Organization Contact information at EDIRC. |
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