Utilizing the SIECUS guidelines to assess sexuality education in one state: Content scope and importance

Journal of School Health

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 56-60

  Moore, Michele Johnson ^a   Rienzo, Barbara A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; TEACHING;

EID: 0034131918     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2000.tb07243.x     Document Type: Article

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