Sex education in rural schools in the United States: Impact of rural educators' community identities

Sex Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-92

  Blinn Pike, Lynn ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38649101853     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810701811845     Document Type: Article

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