Politics and Sex-Related Programs in Urban Schooling.

Hess, Frederick M.; Leal, David L.

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ERIC Number: EJ598420

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Politics and Sex-Related Programs in Urban Schooling.

Hess, Frederick M.; Leal, David L.

Urban Affairs Review, v35 n1 p24-43 Sep 1999

Tests a model that explains why school districts choose to enact sex-related education and health programs using information from a 1992 survey by the Council of Urban Boards of Education (United Kingdom) survey. Identifies factors, such as perceived local support, that affect the likelihood a school board will adopt such a program. (SLD)

Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Political Influences, School Districts, Sex Education, Social Influences, Surveys, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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