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Brotman, Jennie S.; Mensah, Felicia Moore; Lesko, Nancy – Science Education, 2011
Science education researchers increasingly focus on the use of controversial science topics in the classroom to prepare students to make personal and societal decisions about these issues. However, researchers infrequently investigate the diverse ways in which students learn about controversial science topics outside the classroom, and how these…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Science and Society, High School Students, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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Latka, Mary H.; Kapadia, Farzana; Fortin, Princess – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2008
Data on adolescents' views regarding the female condom are limited. We conducted seven single-gender focus groups with 47 New York City boys and girls aged 15-20 years (72% African American; 43% ever on public assistance; 72% sexually active; 25% had either been pregnant or fathered a pregnancy). Conceptual mapping was performed by participants to…
Descriptors: Females, Focus Groups, Pregnancy, Adolescents