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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Effectiveness of an Innovative Intervention Aimed at Reducing Binge Drinking among Young People: Results from a Pilot Study
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Coleman, Lester; Ramm, Josephine; Cooke, Richard – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2010
Aims: To assess the effectiveness of a digital-story intervention (short videos made by young people) seeking to reduce the prevalence of young people's binge drinking in Caerphilly. Method: A quasi-experimental design was adopted with three intervention sites and one control site providing the sample (mainly aged 14-15 years). Three rounds of…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Negative Attitudes
Changing the Culture of Young People's Binge Drinking: From Motivations to Practical Solutions
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Coleman, Lester; Cater, Suzanne – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2007
Aims: This paper explores young people's own opinions about how the "drinking to get drunk" culture can be changed. More precisely, the two objectives of this study were to explore: (1) whether young people viewed binge drinking as a real "problem"; and (2) what they thought could be done to reduce binge drinking. Methods: Forty in-depth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alcohol Abuse, Young Adults, Opinions
Underage "Binge Drinking": A Qualitative Study into Motivations and Outcomes
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Coleman, Lester; Cater, Suzanne – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2005
This paper reports findings from a qualitative study examining young people's perceived motivations for "binge drinking", and the associated harmful outcomes. Sixty-four, in-depth, one-to-one interviews were carried out with 14 to 17 year olds in southern England who had experience of binge drinking. Given the underage sample, most of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Safety, Peer Influence, Norms