DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAINING CURRICULUM ON DRUG PREVENTION FOR STUDENT LEADERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SONGKHLA PROVINCE

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) develop a drug abuse prevention training curriculum, 2) compare drug abuse prevention skills after training with an 80% criterion, and 3) evaluate student leaders' satisfaction with the drug abuse prevention training for student leaders in higher education institutions in Songkhla Province. This was a research and development study. The research instruments included an interview form with an Index of Item-Objective Congruence (IOC) of 1.00, a drug abuse prevention training curriculum with mean scores of 4.99 for accuracy and 4.98 for appropriateness, a drug abuse prevention skills assessment tool with IOC values ranging from 0.67 to 1.00, and a training satisfaction evaluation form with an IOC of 1.00. The research sample consisted of 85 student leaders from Hatyai University, selected through cluster random sampling by lottery. Statistical methods used for data analysis included mean, standard deviation, one-sample t-test against a criterion, and content analysis.The research findings revealed that: 1) The drug abuse prevention training curriculum lasted 2 days and was divided into 4 areas: basic knowledge about drugs, leadership skills in prevention, life skills development and immunity building, and law; 2) Drug abuse prevention skills after training were significantly higher than the 80% criterion at the .05 level of statistical significance; and 3) Student leaders had a high level of satisfaction with the drug abuse prevention training ( = 4.20, SD = .372).