So much more than "sex ed": Teen sexuality as vehicle for improving academic success and democratic education for diverse youth

American Educational Research Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 631-667

  Ashcraft, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical multicultural curriculum; Democratic education; Teen sexuality; Urban education

Indexed keywords

EID: 49749125533     PISSN: 00028312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0002831207313344     Document Type: Article

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