What does 'empowerment' mean in school-based sex and relationships education?

Sex Education

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-356

  Spencer, Grace ^a   Maxwell, Claire ^a   Aggleton, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 48749120095     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810802218437     Document Type: Conference Paper

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