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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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de Ruyter, Doret J.; Spiecker, Ben – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
This article argues that sex education should include sexual ideals. Sexual ideals are divided into sexual ideals in the strict sense and sexual ideals in the broad sense. It is argued that ideals that refer to the context that is deemed to be most ideal for the gratification of sexual ideals in the strict sense are rightfully called sexual…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Parent Child Relationship, Teacher Student Relationship
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Cates, Joan R. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
Outcomes from sex education are shaped not only by the knowledge and attitudes of youth but also by groups influential in young people's lives. American youth bear one of the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the industrialized world. Four constituencies with important roles in communicating about STIs are youth, parents,…
Descriptors: Physicians, Sex Education, Focus Groups, Peer Influence
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Walker, Leslie R.; Rose, Allison; Squire, Claudia; Koo, Helen P. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
Objective: Present US parents' perceptions about factors leading to early intercourse and strategies for overcoming them. Methods: Conducted analysis of eight focus groups with 78 male and female African-American and Hispanic caregivers of fifth-graders and sixth-graders (ages 10-12). Results: Participants gave the following primary reasons for…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Supervision, Caregivers, Preadolescents