A critique of Hawthorne et al.'s evaluation of life education.

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AddictionVolume 91, Issue 2 p. 286-288 Free Access A critique of Hawthorne et al.'s evaluation of Life Education Stephen Wallace, Stephen Wallace Chair, Addiction Studies, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood 3125, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Stephen Wallace, Stephen Wallace Chair, Addiction Studies, School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood 3125, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: February 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.1996.tb03191.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References Collins, H. M. (1985) Changing Order: Replication and Induction in Scientific Practice ( London , Sage Publications). Commonwealth Department of Health (1987) National Drug Education Committee, Triennial Review of the National Drug Education Program, Fifth Report, ( Canberra , AQPS). Hawthorne, G., Garrard, J. & Dunt, D. (1995) Does Life Education's drug education programme have a public health benefit Addiction, 90, 205– 215. Latour, B. (1987) Science in Action ( Milton Keynes , Open University Press). Life Education Centres (1993a) A Summary of the Problems with the Evaluation Report of the NH & MRC National Centre of Health Program Evaluation on Life Education Victoria (Sydney, National Secretariat Life Education Centres). Life Education Centres (1993b) Problems with the Evaluation Report of the NH & MRC National Centre of Health Program Evaluation on Life Education Victoria (Sydney, National Secretariat Life Education Centres). Merton, R. K. (19421973) The normative structure of science, in: R. K. Merton, (Ed.) The Sociology of Science ( Chicago , University of Chicago Press). Mulkay, M. & Gilbert, N. (1982) Accounting for error: how scientists construct their social world when they account for correct and incorrect belief. Sociology, 16, 165– 183. Spooner, L. (1985) Drug education in ACT primary schools–some recent developments. Discussion paper for The Alcohol and Drug Interagency Meeting, October 1985, Canberra . Stephenson, J., Quine, S., Macaskill, P. & Pierce, J. (1988) Drug Awareness and Use among Primary Schoolchildren: An Evaluation of Life Education Centre Program, Monograph Series 8 (Canberra, National Campaign Against Drug Abuse). Wallace, S. (1983a) Drug education programs. Proceedings of 1983 Autumn School on Alcohol and Drugs ( Melbourne , Department of Community Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital). Wallace, S. (1983b) Pros and cons in drug education. New Techniques in Drug Education ( Melbourne , Australian College of Education). Wallace, S. & Rolley, Y. (1988) Commitment to principle: a comparative study of drug education programs. Drug Education Journal of Australia, 2, 19– 27. Wallace, S. (1994) The social construction of an ugly fact: social engineering and scientific demolition in drug education. Paper presented at The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Geelong, December 1994 . Wheller, R. (1995) Letter to the Editor. Addiction, 90, 293– 294. Volume91, Issue2February 1996Pages 286-288 ReferencesRelatedInformation