TITLE

Where sex education went wrong

AUTHOR(S)
Lickona, Thomas
PUB. DATE
November 1993
SOURCE
Educational Leadership;Nov93, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p84
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Evaluates the three models of sex education. Comprehensive sex education; `Abstinence, But' approach; Directive sex education; Main schools of thought; Impact on students; Drawbacks of nondirective approaches to sex education; Learning materials to foster chastity in teens; Common questions about directive sex education.
ACCESSION #
9403010649

Tags: SEX education for youth

 

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