Sexual health education: Attitudes, knowledge, and comfort of teachers in New Brunswick schools

Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Cohen, Jacqueline N ^a   Sears, Heather A ^a   Byers, E Sandra ^a   Weaver, Angela D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Schools; Sexual health education; Teacher attitudes; Teacher characteristics; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BIRTH CONTROL; CANADA; CURRICULUM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MASTURBATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COERCION; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION; TEACHER; TEACHING; TRAINING;

EID: 7644233183     PISSN: 11884517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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