NIDA Enters College: Infusing the Science of Addiction into University Curricula

描述(由申请者提供)：NIDA Enters College Project(NECP)建议开发一门关于药物滥用和成瘾的神经科学和生物学(成瘾科学)课程，该课程可以很容易地融入现有的成瘾咨询、刑事司法、护理和社会工作的大学入门课程，并研究其对学生知识和态度的影响。具体地说，NECP试图解决关于传播和理解成瘾研究科学的四个已确定的问题。首先，大多数有关成瘾科学的教育课程侧重于K-12年级的学生或从事治疗或预防领域的专业人员，而对大学生的重视较少。其次，刑事司法、护理和社会工作方面的学术课程不能始终如一地为学生提供关于药物滥用的足够信息。第三，学术课程很难在现有的药物滥用课程学习计划中找到空间。最后，关于成瘾咨询的学术项目向学生传授成瘾科学的数据有限。NECP将通过以下方式解决这四个问题：(A)开发专门为本科生设计的成瘾科学课程；(B)调查内华达大学(UNR)的刑事司法、护理和社会工作学院，以确定当前课程中成瘾内容的科学量；(C)创建课程灌输模式，以增加目标学术部门采用的可能性；以及(D)调查学术成瘾咨询计划，以确定成瘾信息科学在课程和课程中的渗透程度。保拉·里格斯博士是NECP的指定科学家，将指导成瘾课程的内容开发。NECP拟议的成瘾科学课程的开发、实施、灌输和评估将集中于以下研究问题：接触课程灌输是否会增加对成瘾科学的知识；接触课程灌输是否会减少对药物滥用者的污名化态度；实施忠诚度是否与学生获得知识相关；以及，报告的对课程(学生和教师)的满意度是否与知识获得相关。教师和学生对课程的满意度调查将使用，而学生将使用知识测试和态度测量(测试前和测试后管理)。对课程的忠诚度将通过教师自我报告和评价者的观察来评估。最后，NECP将利用技术转让的原则来提高对课程的认识并促进其使用(例如，利用科学促进科学的使用)。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The NIDA Enters College Project (NECP) proposes to develop a neuroscience and biology of drug abuse and addiction (science of addiction) curriculum that can be easily infused into existing introductory undergraduate college courses in addiction counseling, criminal justice, nursing and social work, and to study its impact on students' knowledge and attitudes. Specifically, the NECP seeks to address four identified problems regarding the dissemination and understanding of the science of addiction research. First, the majority of educational curricula regarding the science of addiction focuses on students in grades K-12 or on professionals practicing in the treatment or prevention fields, with little emphasis on college students. Second, academic programs in criminal justice, nursing and social work do not consistently provide students with adequate information on substance abuse. Third, it is difficult for academic programs to find room in their existing programs of study for substance abuse curriculum. Lastly, there is limited data regarding what academic programs in addiction counseling teach students about the science of addiction. NECP will address these four problems by (a) developing a science of addiction curriculum specifically designed for undergraduate college students, (b) surveying University of Nevada Reno's (UNR) criminal justice, nursing and social work faculty to establish the amount of science of addiction content in current courses, (c) creating a curricular infusion model in order to increase the likelihood of adoption by targeted academic departments, and (d) surveying academic addiction counseling programs to determine the level of penetration of the science of addiction information in courses and curriculum. Dr Paula Riggs is NECP's designated scientist and will guide the content development of the science of addiction curriculum. Development, implementation, infusion, and evaluation of the NECP proposed science of addiction curriculum will focus on the following research questions: Does exposure to the curriculum infusion lead to increased knowledge of the science of addiction; does exposure to the curriculum infusion lead to a reduction of stigmatizing attitudes towards substance abusers; is implementation fidelity associated with student knowledge gain; and, is the reported satisfaction with curriculum (both student and instructor) associated with knowledge gain. Satisfaction surveys will be used for both faculty and students regarding the curriculum while knowledge tests and attitude measures will be used with students (pre and post test administration). Fidelity to the curriculum will be evaluated by instructor self-report and by evaluator observation. Finally, the NECP will use the tenets of technology transfer to increase the awareness of the curriculum and promote its use (e.g. using science to promote the use of science).