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Sex education in the public schools
Thesis (C.P.H.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Biology and Public Health, 1944.
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Secondary school learners' attitudes towards sex education
… of secondary school learners* attitudes towards sex education. The second aim was to determine the learners' attitudes towards sex education in relation to information given by parents, teachers, peers and other media. The third aim was to determine the extent to which the following variables: …
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Abstinence Based Sex Education: A Mixed-Method Evaluation Of Experiences With And The Effectiveness Of Sex Education In The Deep South
… of federally funded, abstinence-based sex education programs. It evaluates students' experiences with sex education programs that have been, in some cases, proven to provide medically inaccurate information. Using a mixed-method online survey, this study focuses on undergraduate college …
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Adult Attitudes Regarding Sex Education in South Dakota Schools
<p>Sexuality education included in the school curricula historically provokes controversy. Societal stigmas motivate adult attitudes which guide school boards toward conservative sexuality education. D. Turner (personal communication, 3/29/95) reported that the SD State School Board has been …
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A case study: Sex education in mainline Protestant denominations
1 PDF file (vii, 65 pages)
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An economic analysis of abstinence-only sex education in Alabama
… of Alabama's Title V funded abstinence-only sex education programs. The specific outcomes to be examined in this study are gonorrhea, Chlamydia, birth, and abortion rates among Alabama teens. The particular programs assessed in this study were created by Title V Section 510 of the Social …
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Evaluating the effectiveness of sex education and teen pregnancy prevention
… the lived understandings of women who received sex education during the middle and high school timeframe, including any or all contexts (school, community, home). The study sought to see how those experiences influenced their sexual reproductive decision-making and teen pregnancy prevention …
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Sex education for children with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder
Sexual health is an essential part of general health and well-being. Research has shown that children with developmental disabilities, such as intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder, need more thorough sex education than their neurotypical peers. This pilot study evaluated a new sex …
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Sex Education Programs in Schools: Influence on Knowledge and Behaviors of Teenagers
… the teenage pregnancy rates and the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that exist in today's society, it is very important for teenagers to be informed of the facts related to pregnancy and STDs and how to prevent them from occurring. With this knowledge, they are able to make …
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The status of sex education in the public elementary schools of California
… what the schools are doing in the field of sex education. As the field of inquiry is great and the subject matter is one of importance, this study is limited to the elementary schools within the state of California, It is felt that through a study of this nature, one can ascertain what is or …
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Interest group influence on sex education policy in Utah: A cultural perspective
A case study of Utah's sex education debate of the late 1980s and early 1990s is the vehicle used to study the education and social policy process of Utah. Interest group influence is tested, and Utah history and Mormon sexual culture are discussed. The influence of historical and cultural forces …
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Components in a Comprehensive and Integrated Sex Education Program for the Kindergarten
… (1) to survey available resource material in sex education adaptable to the five-year-old level; (2) to design and test a method of integrating a program of meaningful sex education into the kindergarten curriculum; and (3) to provide reference to available resource material for teachers and …
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Teaching communication in sex education: Facilitating communication skills knowledge and ease of use
<p>For the most part, sex education programs have sought to reduce the negative consequences of sexual behavior, such as pregnancy and sexuality transmitted infections (STIs). However, sex education programs also have the potential to encourage sexual behaviors that enhance relationships, such as …
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A Survey of Family Life and Sex Education Programs in Washington Secondary Schools
… was to measure the incidence of family life and sex education in Washington secondary schools; to discover what departments or academic areas include such education in the curriculum; who the teachers are, and the nature of their preparation; to gain a definitive description of what kind of …
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