Comparisons of Attitudes of Smoking and Nonsmoking Teachers toward Smoking Education in Schools and the Health Consequences of Smoking.

Higgins, C. Wayne; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ275466

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1983

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Comparisons of Attitudes of Smoking and Nonsmoking Teachers toward Smoking Education in Schools and the Health Consequences of Smoking.

Higgins, C. Wayne; And Others

Health Education (Washington D.C.), v14 n1 p24-27 Jan-Feb 1983

A study of teachers in rural eastern Kentucky compared the attitudes of smokers and nonsmokers toward: (1) the impact of smoking on health; (2) adequacy of smoking education and school regulations; and (3) usefulness of sources of information about the risks of smoking. Teachers who smoked viewed smoking as less hazardous than did nonsmokers. (PP)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Physical Health, Prevention, Risk, Rural Schools, Smoking, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Influence, Teacher Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky

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