An evaluation of school sex education team training

Health Education

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 320-329

  Walker, Joy ^a   Green, Jackie ^a   Tilford, Sylvia ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Schools; Sex education; Teachers; Team learning; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131352     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280310502816     Document Type: Article

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