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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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Stone, Nicole; Ingham, Roger; Gibbins, Katie – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2013
"Where do babies come from?" "Why do boys have willies?" "What does gay mean?" Probably all parents have faced such "innocent" questions from young children, and many have found them challenging to answer. Access to sexuality education at an early age is frequently considered controversial; however, there…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication, Sexuality, Young Children
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Mkumbo, Kitila A. K.; Ingham, Roger – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2010
Despite evidence that demonstrates the benefits of school-based sex and relationships education (SRE) in promoting and protecting young people's sexual health, there are still controversies regarding "what" should be covered in the SRE curriculum among different stakeholders, including parents. This study assessed Tanzanian parents' attitudes…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Sex Education
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Ingham, Roger – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2005
This paper considers the common criteria by which school-based sex and relationship programmes are evaluated, and argues that the domination of public health outcomes serves to make invisible other aspects of courses that warrant attention. In particular, the role of pleasure in sexual development and relations is normally not acknowledged. While…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Public Health, Developed Nations, Sexuality