Mixed-sex or single-sex sex education: How would young people like their sex education and why?

Gender and Education

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-214

  Strange, Vicki ^a   Oakley, Ann ^a   Forrest, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0037495933     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250303852     Document Type: Review

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