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ERIC Number: EJ658341
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
A Cautionary Tale About Conducting Research on Abstinence Education: How Do State Abstinence Coordinators Define "Sexual Activity?"
Bailey, William; Young, Michael; Knickerbocker, Cliff; Doan, Tam
American Journal of Health Education, v33 n5 p290-96 Sep-Oct 2002
Investigated how state coordinators of abstinence education programs defined "sexual activity." Researchers surveyed Title V abstinence education coordinators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three territories. Of the 17 coordinators providing at least partial responses, none reported having a definition of sexual activity. The questionnaire elicited much reaction and controversy. (SM)
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, Sex Education, Sexuality, State Government
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Abstinence