Evaluation Of The Cooperations Of Human Resources In The Fight Against Drug Abuse In Secondary Education Schools According To Stakeholders’ Opinions
Authors: Altinay Zehra ,   Societal Research and Development Center, Faculty of Education, Near East University, Northern part of Cyprus Mersin 10 Türkiye., Yikici Betul , Dagli Gokmen ,   Societal Research and Development Center, Faculty of Education, Near East University, Northern part of Cyprus Mersin 10 Türkiye.,   Societal Research and Development Center, Faculty of Education, Near East University, Northern part of Cyprus Mersin 10 Türkiye.
Published: July 2024

The aim of this study is to evaluate the cooperation of human resources in different units in the fight against substance use in secondary schools, according to the opinions of our country’s different human resources, namely the narcotics director and staff of the General Directorate of Police, psychiatrists, guidance and counseling teachers, university faculty members, and individuals who use substances. In order to achieve this aim, the questions of the research are, according to the opinions of the stakeholders, how the Ministry of National Education thinks about increasing training on preventing substance use in the curriculum starting from pre-school education, and how teachers affiliated with the Ministry of National Education should focus on in-service training on substance use. Questions were asked to the participants on topics such as what their thoughts are, what their thoughts are about giving courses on substance addiction in a certain systematic way in teacher training programs of universities, what their thoughts are about the participation and employment of people who use substances in social life. Qualitative research methods were used in the study. Snowball sampling method, one of the purposeful sampling methods, was used for the study group of the research. In this context, data was collected by interviewing a total of 50 participants, including the Narcotics Director of the General Directorate of Police and his staff, psychiatrists, guidance and counseling teachers, university lecturers, and individuals who use substances. In the formation of research questions, a pilot application was carried out and the research questions were given their final form. Miles and Huberman’s [1] formula was used for the validity and reliability of the research. After the data was collected, codes and themes were created by content analysis of the research data. According to the opinions of the stakeholders in the study, the Ministry of National Education should establish appropriate committees for course curricula in order to increase training on preventing substance use in the curriculum starting from pre-school education, and the Ministry of National Education, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in order to update the curriculum and course contents. It is of great importance to establish a joint coordination board with the Ministry of National Education, in-service training on substance use should be planned for teachers of the Ministry of National Education, and it is necessary to establish committees on substance use in schools. It was concluded that support should be increased.