Sex education in Northern Ireland schools: A critical evaluation

Sex Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-234

  Rolston, Bill ^a   Schubotz, Dirk ^b   Simpson, Audrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c fpaNi   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 27844452124     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810500171409     Document Type: Article

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