Substance Abuse Prevention Media Literacy Curriculum

描述（由研究者提供）：为了响应NIDA发表的研究主题，呼吁在旨在预防药物滥用的教育项目中进行创新，拟议的项目将为三年级到五年级的学生开发一个经实证检验的媒体素养、酒精和烟草使用预防课程。课程将采用海报大小的挂图的形式，一面是视觉辅助工具，另一面是课程计划、讨论笔记和活动。SBIR的最终目标是开发一个基于证据的、易于使用的课程，可以灵活地适应现有的课程，这样提供媒体素养药物滥用预防课程的学校数量就会增加。在项目的第一阶段，我们将制作三张海报的原型以及相应的课程计划和活动。将进行六个焦点小组（三个是小学教育工作者，三个是三年级至五年级学生），以评估拟议的教育方法的可行性。假设原型显示出希望，该项目的第二阶段将完成课程开发，并评估课程在改变小学学龄后期儿童关于烟草和酒精使用的知识、态度和行为方面的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): In response to published NIDA research topics calling for innovation in educational programs aimed at substance abuse prevention, the proposed project will develop an empirically tested media literacy alcohol and tobacco use prevention curriculum for third through fifth graders. The curriculum will take the form of a poster-size flipchart with visual aids on one side of the pages and lesson plans, discussion notes and activities on the reverse. The ultimate goal of this SBIR is to develop an evidence-based, easy-to-use curriculum that can be flexibly fit into existing curricula such that the number of schools offering media literacy substance abuse prevention programs increases. In Phase I of the project, we will develop prototypes of three posters and their accompanying lesson plans and activities. Six focus groups will be conducted (three with elementary school educators and three with third through fifth grade students) in order to assess the feasibility of the proposed educational methodology. Assuming the prototype shows promise, Phase II of this project will complete curriculum development and evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum in changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of late elementary school-aged children regarding tobacco and alcohol use.