Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ437022
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Adolescent Childbearing: Risks and Resilience.
Scott-Jones, Diane
Education and Urban Society, v24 n1 p53-64 Nov 1991
To reduce the risks of adolescent pregnancy, comprehensive sex education programs and programs that reduce the risks indirectly by focusing on educational expectations and achievement are needed. Adolescents who do well in school and see education as a route to adult success have a reason to delay childbearing. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Early Parenthood, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Pregnant Students, Prevention, Relevance (Education), Role of Education, Sex Education, Sexuality, Student Attitudes, Student Educational Objectives, Unwed Mothers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - General; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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