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- New Studies Renew Sex Education Debate. Herbert, Marion // District Administration;Mar2010, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p14
The article discusses an increase in debates on sex education in the U.S. which have been seen in 2010 in response to reports from the Guttmacher Institute and the "Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine." The debates have developed because the two reports offer conflicting statistics on...
- What to Tell the Children. Mindus, Daniel // National Review;9/11/2000, Vol. 52 Issue 17, p44
The article deals with the issue of sex education in the U.S. The guiding principle of sex education in a number of schools in the U.S. is abstinence before marriage. The government provided funds for sex education highlighting abstinence through the 1996 welfare-reform bill. Abstinence-only...
- Sexual health in adolescents. Stammers, Trevor // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);1/20/2007, Vol. 334 Issue 7585, p103
The author suggests that Great Britain consider abstinence or saved sex programs in view of the fact that, in spite of school sex education, adolescent sexual health is in decline. He cites the article, "Impact of a theoretically based sex education programme (SHARE) delivered by teachers on NHS...
- Sound Design for Sex Education. Levine, Milton I. // Education Digest;May1952, Vol. 17 Issue 9, p11
The article discusses the impact of the problems of sex education on school curriculum and on the psychological development of students in the U.S. The problems of sex education are extremely complicated, not only because it varies greatly at different age levels but because most of the students...
- Give students the knowledge to make wise choices about sex. // American School Board Journal;Jan2006, Vol. 193 Issue 1, p8
The article relates the results of a survey conducted by the American School Board Journal as of January 2006, on whether schools in the U.S. should teach a comprehensive sex education curriculum. In addition to the 75 percent who supported a comprehensive sex-ed curriculum, 16 percent favored...
- Family Life Education Act would fund comprehensive sexuality education. // Contemporary Sexuality;Nov2004, Vol. 38 Issue 11, p5
The article reports that California Representative Barbara Lee is one of the sponsors of the Family Life Education Act (FLEA), which would reform an abstinence-until-marriage provision in the 1996 Welfare Reform Act to allow states to receive funding for both abstinence and comprehensive...
- GAO Opinion Renews Debate on Abstinence-Only Programs. Samuels, Christina A. // Education Week;11/1/2006, Vol. 26 Issue 10, p7
The article focuses on the debate over the discussion of condom use and contraception in abstinence education programs in U.S. schools. Under U.S. federal law, recipients of federal grants to promote abstinence-until-marriage sex education must include medically accurate information about...
- Sex education initiates meaningful discussion. Singleton, Carol // Nursing Standard;3/12/2008, Vol. 22 Issue 27, p28
The author reflects on the importance of teaching sex education in schools. She stresses that it should be compulsory for school to introduce sex education to its students to be able to discuss the issues with their peers, including different types of contraception and the diseases that can be...
- It cannot be taught as a 'bare bones' exercise. Gayle, Elsie // Nursing Standard;3/12/2008, Vol. 22 Issue 27, p28
The author reflects on the significance of requiring schools to teach sex education. She asserts that teaching sex education will make a difference to irresponsible teenage pregnancies. She also stresses that sex education should be taught as a component of relationships. Furthermore, she states...
