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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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Byers, E. Sandra; Sears, Heather A.; Foster, Lyndsay R. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2013
This paper examines factors associated with middle school students' perceptions of the quality of the sexual health education (SHE) they received at school. Participants were 478 predominately White young people (256 girls, 222 boys) in grades 6-8 who completed a survey assessing their demographic characteristics; dating and sexual…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Sex Education
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Cohen, Jacqueline N.; Byers, E. Sandra; Sears, Heather A. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2012
Non-specialist teachers in Canada are increasingly required to teach sexual health topics. However, research suggests that they do not always do so willingly. This study examined the associations between the characteristics of non-specialist elementary and middle school teachers (n = 294) in Canadian schools and their willingness to provide sexual…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Health Education, Specialists, Teaching Experience