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Decker, Martha J.; Gutmann-Gonzalez, Abigail; Lara, Diana; Brindis, Claire D. – Youth & Society, 2019
This article examines neighborhood-level factors to help explain why adolescent birth rate trajectories differ in certain communities in California, with rates in some areas remaining elevated or increasing while rates in other areas with similar demographic characteristics declined. Researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 94 community…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Birth Rate, Social Influences, Stakeholders
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Meschke, Laurie L.; Peter, Christina R. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2014
Parents play an important role in the promotion of adolescent sexual health, but little is known about parents' attitudes and beliefs in immigrant families. We examine Hmong American parents' attitudes about adolescent sexual health using survey data from 202 parents of adolescents with attention to parental gender differences. Breaking from…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Role, Adolescents, Sexuality
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Kirkley, Evelyn A.; Getz, Cheryl – Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, 2007
This study develops a model for sexual orientation education at a religiously affiliated university that both respects the university's mission and promotes respect for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals. This model fosters the ethical school as described by Robert Starratt, embracing diversity, promoting justice and caring, and…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Sex Education, Homosexuality, Ethics