Using Live Theatre Combined with Role Playing and Discussion to Examine What At-Risk Adolescents Think about Substance Abuse, Its Consequences, and Prevention.

Harding, Carol Gibb; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ544131

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Using Live Theatre Combined with Role Playing and Discussion to Examine What At-Risk Adolescents Think about Substance Abuse, Its Consequences, and Prevention.

Harding, Carol Gibb; And Others

Adolescence, v31 n124 p783-96 Win 1996

A musical play was performed for high school students judged to be at risk for drug problems. Students' responses revealed that live theater is an effective means for stimulating both thought and discussion pertaining to the effects of drugs in the lives of adolescents. Implications for counseling and other concerns are discussed. (RJM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Expression, Drug Abuse, High Risk Students, High School Students, Intervention, Prevention, Pupil Personnel Services, Substance Abuse, Teaching Methods, Theater Arts

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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