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ERIC Number: EJ492155
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
Out of Focus: Children's Conceptions of AIDS.
Brown, Larry K.; And Others
Journal of Health Education, v25 n4 p204-09 Jul-Aug 1994
Reports a study that used focus group discussions to evaluate fifth graders' understanding of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome before receiving HIV education. Results indicated students' conceptions about HIV were more naive than expected. The focus groups were effective in evaluating students' process of understanding. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Discussion Groups, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Health Education, Inner City, Intermediate Grades, Knowledge Level, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Focus Groups Approach; Knowledge Acquisition