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Peer reviewedJorgensen, Stephen R.; Alexander, Sharon J. – Theory into Practice, 1983
A complex set of issues plague the efforts of public school sex education programs to reduce the level of pregnancy risk among adolescents. Issues include: (1) uncertain status of sex education; (2) training the teacher; (3) support among school leaders; (4) other influences on adolescent development; (5) developmental characteristics of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Educational Needs, Pregnancy
Peer reviewedSchvaneveldt, Jay D.; Adams, Gerald R. – Theory into Practice, 1983
The amount and type of decision-making activities available to and used by adolescents are examined. Adolescents' effectiveness in making decisions, methods they employ while doing so, and various decision-making models that may help adolescents perfect decision-making skills are discussed. (CJ)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Peer reviewedMontemayor, Raymond; Clayton, Mark D. – Theory into Practice, 1983
The relationship between maternal employment and adolescent development is enormously complex, and no simple generalizations are possible. Many intervening variables alter the impact that maternal employment has on adolescent development. There is an urgent need to discover what impact this arrangement has on adolescent development. (CJ)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Employed Parents, Family Environment
