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ERIC Number: EJ476820
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
The Centrality of Health Education to Developing Young Adolescents' Critical Thinking.
Scales, Peter C.
Journal of Health Education, v24 n6 pS10-S14 Nov-Dec 1993
Middle schools must place high academic emphasis on health education and critical thinking skills which are developmentally important for young adolescents. Reasons why young adolescents should apply critical thinking to health issues include enhancing cognitive development, making health risk decisions, and preparing to be informed citizens. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Educational Change, Elementary School Students, Health Education, Instructional Improvement, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Early Adolescents
Note: Nov supplement