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Walker, J. D.; Wassenberg, Deena; Franta, Gabriel; Cotner, Sehoya – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
Certain scientific conclusions are controversial, in that they are rejected by a substantial proportion of nonscientists despite an overwhelming scientific consensus. Science educators are motivated to help students understand the evidence behind the scientific consensus on these matters and to move students' views into alignment with those held…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Resistance (Psychology), Controversial Issues (Course Content), Scientific Attitudes
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Sweeney, Jocelyn Brineman; McAnulty, Richard D.; Reeve, Charlie; Cann, Arnie – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2015
The goal of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a group intervention in reducing risks of contracting human papillomavirus (HPV) among college-aged women. Using a randomized design, the study examined the effectiveness of an HPV educational group intervention guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior. The intervention was provided in a…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Risk Management, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Uchiyama, Tokio; Kurosawa, Michiko; Inaba, Yutaka – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
It has been suggested that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) is a cause of regressive autism. As MMR was used in Japan only between 1989 and 1993, this time period affords a natural experiment to examine this hypothesis. Data on 904 patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) were analyzed. During the period of MMR usage no…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Patients, Incidence, Autism
MAYSHARK, CYRUS – 1967
FOUR HYPOTHESES RELATED TO SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN SIX SELECTED COMMUNITIES--DENVER (COLORADO), DUVAL COUNTY (FLORIDA), EVANSTON (ILLINOIS), PORTLAND (OREGON), PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY (MARYLAND), AND TACOMA (WASHINGTON)--WERE TESTED THROUGH ANALYSIS OF INTERVIEW AND QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE DATA. OF 321 QUESTIONNAIRES MAILED TO A SELECTED SAMPLE OF…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Elementary Schools, Expenditure per Student, Financial Support