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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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Miedema, Esther; Maxwell, Claire; Aggleton, Peter – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2015
Over the past 25 years, there has been growing investment in concepts of rights in the areas of HIV prevention, care and treatment, including HIV- and AIDS-related education delivered in schools. Despite this increasing commitment to the notion of rights, few efforts appear to have been made to understand the varying conceptions of rights that…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Education, Sex Education, Prevention
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Spencer, Grace; Maxwell, Claire; Aggleton, Peter – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
Policy and practice on sex and relationships education (SRE) in England often has the stated objectives of delaying sexual activity, reducing sexually transmitted infections and lowering rates of teenage conception. Underlying these objectives is the desire to support young people in making "informed choices" and developing the skills that will…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexuality, Foster Care, Empowerment
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Maxwell, Claire; Chase, Elaine – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2008
Internationally, as well as here in the UK, the concept of "peer pressure" is widely used in analysing the factors influencing young people's experiences of sex and pregnancy--illustrated, for instance, by the following strapline from a recent English government-funded teenage pregnancy national media campaign: "Should I let my friends control my…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Young Adults, Peer Influence, Foreign Countries