Stress is placed here on developing concepts or big ideas and behavioral objectives or measurable objectives as a means of structuring or ordering bodies of knowledge relative to venereal education. (Author)

Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are the most pervasive, destructive, and costly communicable disease problems facing America's youth. The need for and appropriateness of school-based STD education, some elements of high-quality STD education, and strategies for dealing constructively with controversy are discussed. (JN)