Progressive and Pragmatic: The National Sexuality Education Standards for U.S. Public Schools
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ements of comprehensive sex education. And, on that score, they have come in for some criticism: “I understand the importance of meeting schools where they are now,” says Debra Haffner, director of the Religious Institute on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing, and former president and CEO of SIECUS. “Having said that...these standards will not fulfill young people’s needs for information and education about sexuality issues, nor do they adequately provide a values-based framework for young people’s decision making.”3
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تاریخ انتشار 2012