Should we teach homosexuality as a controversial issue?

Theory and Research in Education

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-86

  Hand, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

controversial issue; epistemic criterion; homosexuality; moral education; natural law; public values

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997860392     PISSN: 14778785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477878507073614     Document Type: Article

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