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An Exploration of Participants' Experiences after Completion of an Extensive Workshop to Strengthen Sexuality Education in Texas Schools
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Housman, Jeff M.; Wilson, Kelly L.; Wiley, David C. – Health Educator, 2018
School-based sexuality education provides a means of disseminating valuable information about decision making and avoidance of risky behaviors that may result in an unplanned pregnancy or sexually transmitted infection; however, effective teacher training is required for efficacious sexuality education programs. The purpose of this paper is to…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Workshops, Attitude Change, Evidence Based Practice
The Ethics of Abstinence-Only and Abstinence-Plus Sexuality Education.
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Wiley, David C. – Journal of School Health, 2002
Highlights some of the ethical dilemmas present in the debate over abstinence-only and abstinence-plus sexuality education in the schools, discussing issues related to: morality, ethics, and values; limitations to codes of ethics; questions about abstinence-only sexuality education; ethics and abstinence- only sexuality education; and sexuality…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Comprehensive School Health Education, Secondary Education, Sex Education
The Status of Health Education Advisory Councils in Texas Public Schools: A 2-Year Retrospective Study.
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Wiley, David C.; James, Gay – Journal of Health Education, 2000
Examined the establishment and function of Texas school health advisory councils (HEACs) following 1995 legislation containing guidelines on school HEAC duties and membership representation. Survey data indicated that 67.3 percent of the 217 responding districts had formed school HEACs. Council size, membership, training, and number of meetings…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Comprehensive School Health Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Assessing Healthy Behavior Recognition in Preschool, Head Start Children.
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Elliott, Teri; Wiley, David C. – 1995
The purpose of this study was to assess healthy behavior recognition in Head Start, preschool children through picture identification. Participants in the study were 172 children in 7 Head Start centers, in 3 counties in Central Texas. The testing instrument was a booklet containing 30 questions, with 3 pictures per question, of which 1…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Child Health, Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Behavior
Using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey To Compare Risk Behaviors of Texas High School and College Students.
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Wiley, David C.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1997
Using 1993 Youth Risk Behavior Survey data, this study assessed Texas high school (N=6,015) and college students' (N=1048) alcohol use, tobacco use, and sexual behavior. Results indicated that the high school students initiated risk behaviors at much earlier ages than the college students, but college students reported a higher incidence of the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Comprehensive School Health Education
Assessing Healthy Behavior Recognition in Preschool, Head Start Children.
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Elliott, Teri; Wiley, David C. – Journal of Health Education, 1996
Preschool children within the Head Start program completed a picture identification study to assess their healthy behavior recognition. Results indicated that the instrument was a stable tool for assessing preschoolers' picture recognition abilities. There were significant age and ethnic group differences, but gender was not a factor. (SM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehensive School Health Education, Early Intervention, Eating Habits