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ERIC Number: EJ296022
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
STD Content in School Health Textbooks: An Evaluation Using the Worth Assessment Procedure.
Kroger, Fred; Yarber, William L.
Journal of School Health, v54 n1 p41-44 Jan 1984
The worth assessment procedure was used to evaluate secondary education textbooks for information on sexually transmitted diseases. It was found that sex education textbooks are more likely to contribute to sexually transmitted disease control objectives than health science textbooks. This article relates the details of the procedure and its findings. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Health Education, Secondary Education, Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Worth Assessment