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James-Burdumy, Susanne; Goesling, Brian; Deke, John; Einspruch, Eric – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
One approach some U.S. schools now use to combat high rates of adolescent substance use is school-based mandatory-random student drug testing (MRSDT). Under MRSDT, students and their parents sign consent forms agreeing to the students' participation in random drug testing as a condition of participating in athletics and other school-sponsored…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Student Attitudes, Testing, Program Effectiveness
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James-Burdumy, Susanne; Goesling, Brian; Deke, John; Einspruch, Eric – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2010
To help assess the effects of school-based random drug testing programs, the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) contracted with RMC Research Corporation and Mathematica Policy Research to conduct an experimental evaluation of the Mandatory-Random Student Drug Testing (MRSDT) programs in 36 high schools within…
Descriptors: High Schools, Student Attitudes, Smoking, Program Effectiveness
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Evans, Garret D.; Reader, Steven; Liss, Heidi J.; Wiens, Brenda A.; Roy, Antara – Journal of School Health, 2006
School districts are increasingly initiating random drug-testing (RDT) programs in an effort to curb substance-use rates among students, yet little is known about student attitudes toward RDT and potential obstacles to program acceptance and effectiveness. The authors surveyed 1011 9th through 11th grade students in 2 rural high schools in North…
Descriptors: Drug Use Testing, School Districts, Rural Areas, Student Attitudes