However, American studies of school-based sex education programs (Finkel, Finkel, 1985; Melchert, Burnett, 1990) have reported mixed findings including positive effects on sexual knowledge and increas
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However, American studies of school-based sex education programs (Finkel, Finkel, 1985; Melchert, Burnett, 1990) have reported mixed findings including positive effects on sexual knowledge and increased contraceptive use, but also an absenc
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- Gelişimde Kayıp Parça: Özel Gereksinimli Çocukların Cinsel Eğitiminde Öğretmenlerin Bilgi ve Tutumlarının İncelenmesi (2026) · doi
The absence of significant differences in knowledge and attitude scores according to age, gender, graduation field, school level, and professional experience suggests that the need for sexuality education is not limited to a specific subgroup of teachers, and that teachers with diverse characteristics require similar levels of support and training.
Keywords: teachers absence significant differences knowledge attitude scores according gender graduation field school level professional experience - Adolescents' Perceptions of Reasons for Postponing Sexual Intercourse. (2004)
However, American studies of school-based sex education programs (Finkel, Finkel, 1985; Melchert, Burnett, 1990) have reported mixed findings including positive effects on sexual knowledge and increased contraceptive use, but also an absence of influence on various attitudes and behaviors.
Keywords: finkel american school based education programs melchert burnett reported mixed including positive effects sexual knowledge - Sexuality Education in Florida: Content, Context, and Controversy (2008) · doi
Results: Even though the vast majority of teachers (87%) acknowledged that some form of “sex education” took place in their schools, it was not accessible to all students, was most often afforded little time, occurred late in the students' academic career, had little to no uniformity in terms of what was being taught and who was teaching it, had no standards in terms of training or quality assurance, and may not adequately address the realistic needs of students.
Keywords: students little terms even though vast majority teachers acknowledged form education took place schools accessible
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