Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10471572 | Social Science & Medicine | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Contrary to previous studies, high value-added schools were associated with greater substance use prevalence in West Scotland. ⺠High value-added schools occurred throughout the socio-economic spectrum and ranges of exam results and truancy rates. ⺠Substance use in Scotland is more likely among disengaged students and those with poorer student-teacher relationships. ⺠Associations between value-added education and substance use were not mediated by pupils' perceptions of school ethos. ⺠Scottish schools may influence pupils' substance use through at least two pathways related to school ethos.
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Authors
Wolfgang A. Markham, Robert Young, Helen Sweeting, Patrick West, Paul Aveyard,