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ERIC Number: EJ658340
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
Sex Education in the United States: Policy and Politics.
American Journal of Health Education, v33 n5 p282-89 Sep-Oct 2002
Examines the federal, state, and local policies that guide approaches to sex education in the United States today (comprehensive curricula versus abstinence only), examining recent research into community-level experiences and practices as well as emerging evidence about the effectiveness of different types of sex education curricula. (SM)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Politics of Education, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Public Policy, Sex Education, State Government
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Abstinence; State Policy