Mixed methods also were used in a comprehensive evaluation of the implementation of a school-based anti-drug abuse intervention program (Chen, 1997b). One of the components in the program was a requirement for middle school teachers to serve in a counseling role. In assessing that component, quantitative methods were used to rate teachers’ satisfaction with a workshop on drug counseling skills sponsored by the education ministry, whereas qualitative methods were used to probe contextual issues of teachers’ experiences with the training and service delivery. The qualitative data indicated that teachers felt they were already overloaded with teaching duties and were concerned about the requirement that they take on the additional counseling roles. These qualitative data helped to explain the quantitative findings which indicated that the teachers were not enthusiastic about the training.