What the sex educators teach
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- Sex education myths. // Pediatrics for Parents;1993, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p7
Cites a research report from the February 15, 1993 issue of the American Family Physician, which debunks claims that sex education encourages students to engage in sexual activities. Responsible sexual behavior.
- Student evaluation of sex education programs advocating abstinence. Olsen, Joseph; Weed, Stan // Adolescence;Summer92, Vol. 27 Issue 106, p369
Examines the attitudes of students who were enrolled in three different sex education programs that emphasize abstinence. Method; Results; Discussion.
- A longitudinal evaluation of computer-assisted instruction on contraception for college students. Reis, Janet; Tymchyshyn, Patricia // Adolescence;Winter92, Vol. 27 Issue 108, p803
Assesses changes in contraceptive knowledge of 58 white female undergraduate college students following use of a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) program on contraceptive models. Method; Results; Patterns of contraceptive knowledge related to computer-assisted instruction; Discussion.
- Just Say No--To Bad Science. Begley, Sharon // Newsweek (Pacific Edition);5/7/2007, Vol. 149 Issue 19, p47
This article discusses the subjectivity in scientific studies and the ways in which the person conducting a study can tamper with the methodology, producing misleading results. The article describes an example in which a Congress-ordered study followed a group of children who had been assigned...
- Just Say No--To Bad Science. Begley, Sharon // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);5/7/2007, Vol. 149 Issue 19, p51
This article discusses the subjectivity in scientific studies and the ways in which the person conducting a study can tamper with the methodology, producing misleading results. The article describes an example in which a Congress-ordered study followed a group of children who had been assigned...
- Just Say No--To Bad Science. Begley, Sharon // Newsweek;5/7/2007, Vol. 149 Issue 19, p57
This article discusses the subjectivity in scientific studies and the ways in which the person conducting a study can tamper with the methodology, producing misleading results. The article describes an example in which a Congress-ordered study followed a group of children who had been assigned...
- The Long-Term Effects of a Peer-Led Sex Education Programme (RIPPLE): A Cluster Randomised Trial in Schools in England. Stephenson, Judith; Strange, Vicki; Allen, Elizabeth; Copas, Andrew; Johnson, Anne; Bonell, Chris; Babiker, Abdel; Oakley, Ann // PLoS Medicine;Nov2008, Vol. 5 Issue 11, pe224
Judith Stephenson and colleagues report on a cluster randomized trial in London of school-based peer-led sex education and whether it reduced unintended teenage pregnancy.
- Abstinence Programs Don't Work, Largest Study to Date Concludes. Freking, Kevin // Education Week;4/18/2007, Vol. 26 Issue 33, p1
This article reports on the findings of the largest United States government study on sexual abstinence programs ever commissioned. The conclusions were that students who participated in abstinence education programs were just as likely to have sex and with the same number of partners as those...
- The Effects of Contraceptive Education on Method Use at First Intercourse. Mauldon, Jane; Luker, Kristin // Family Planning Perspectives;Jan/Feb96, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p19
The article reports on sex education in schools in the U.S., which have become mandatory or have been strongly recommended. The content of contemporary sex education programs ranges from discussions aimed at helping students clarify their values or practice decision-making skills, to classes...
