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The Centrality of Health Education to Developing Young Adolescents' Critical Thinking.
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Scales, Peter C. – Journal of Health Education, 1993
Middle schools must place high academic emphasis on health education and critical thinking skills which are developmentally important for young adolescents. Reasons why young adolescents should apply critical thinking to health issues include enhancing cognitive development, making health risk decisions, and preparing to be informed citizens. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Educational Change