TY - JOUR
T1 - Editorial
T2 - Effects and effectiveness in sex and relationships education
AU - Aggleton, Peter
AU - Crewe, Mary
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - Much has been written in both the scientific and popular press about the potential effects of sex and relationships education, as well as its effectiveness. On the one hand, there are those that claim that education about sex, sexuality and relationships encourages precocious sexual activity, and may encourage experimentation before or beyond marriage. On the other hand, there are those who see the provision of sex and relationships education as central to the development of mature and responsible attitudes towards interpersonal relations and social well-being. Nowhere have such debates been more polarised than in relation to the education of young people in and out of school.
AB - Much has been written in both the scientific and popular press about the potential effects of sex and relationships education, as well as its effectiveness. On the one hand, there are those that claim that education about sex, sexuality and relationships encourages precocious sexual activity, and may encourage experimentation before or beyond marriage. On the other hand, there are those who see the provision of sex and relationships education as central to the development of mature and responsible attitudes towards interpersonal relations and social well-being. Nowhere have such debates been more polarised than in relation to the education of young people in and out of school.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=29244491452&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14681810500278030
DO - 10.1080/14681810500278030
M3 - Editorial
SN - 1468-1811
VL - 5
SP - 303
EP - 306
JO - Sex Education
JF - Sex Education
IS - 4
ER -