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- 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...
- School nurses should play a leading role. Pellett, Candice // Nursing Standard;3/12/2008, Vol. 22 Issue 27, p29
The author reflects on the significance of including sex education in the school curriculum to limit teenage pregnancy. She asserts that sex education in school should also be delivered by the right people, ideally, a full-time nurse in school, who could emphasise the link between sexual health...
- JUST DON'T DO IT! Kelly, Katy // U.S. News & World Report;10/17/2005, Vol. 139 Issue 14, p44
Offers a discussion about whether children are learning too much or not enough about sex. Emphasis of some schools on abstinence-only sexual education programs; Reference to the book "Sex & Sensibility: The Thinking Parent's Guide," by Deborah Roffman; Variations in sexuality education...
- 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...
- 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...
- The Fabulous Five: Our Senses. Matsunaga, Fay L. // School Library Journal;Oct89, Vol. 35 Issue 14, p63
Reviews the video recording 'Choosing to Wait: Sex and Teenagers.'
- SHARE - Sexual Health And RElationships: Safe, Happy And REsponsible. Wight, Daniel; Dixon, Hilary // Education & Health;2004, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p3
Focuses on the research-based teacher-led sex education programme developed and piloted by the National Health Service Health Scotland and the Medical Research Council for young people. Background on the programme; Aspects of young people's sexual health; Provision of sex education in Scotland.
- Sex education in school: young people's views. Bourton, Victoria // Paediatric Nursing;Oct2006, Vol. 18 Issue 8, p20
The aims of this study were to explore adolescents' levels of knowledge on sexual health issues and their views on the sex education they receive as part of their compulsory education. Twenty students from two schools completed a short questionnaire and participated in a focus group discussion....
- How To Talk To Your Child About SEX. Wattleton, Faye; Keiffer, Elisabeth // Ebony;Mar1988, Vol. 43 Issue 5, p60
The article offers tips on how parents should talk to children about sex. Sex education should not be regarded as a course in school. Instead, parents should realize that it is a process that starts in infancy and must be continued into adulthood. The occurrence of pregnancy in the family or in...
