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Peer reviewedBarrett, Michael; McKay, Alexander – Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, 1998
Analyzed the extent and content of sexual-health topic coverage in 62 Canadian medical school programs in five fields. Surveys examined the emphasis that training gave to each of 19 sexual health/sexually transmitted disease (STD) topics. Results yielded lists for each field of key topics that received considerable emphasis. The number of topics…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion
Download full textCanadian Association of Principals, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1991
Assistance to school principals in preparing their schools to respond to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) issue is provided in this booklet. The first section offers background information on the following: facts about AIDS/HIV; youth risk factors; knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of Canadian youth; the content of AIDS education…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Communicable Diseases, Community Services, Elementary Secondary Education
Canadian Association of School Administrators, Toronto (Ontario). – 1990
Suggestions for long-term policy development to prevent the spread of the AIDS/HIV virus through promoting healthy behaviors and strengthening school-community partnerships are offered in this report. Goals of the booklet are to provide information on AIDS education in relation to recent changes in curriculum design, materials, and research;…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Disease Control
Peer reviewedBoyce, William F.; Warren, Wendy K.; King, Alan J. C. – Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 2000
Evaluated a school-based HIV/AIDS/sexually transmitted disease (STD) education program in four Canadian provinces. Findings show that the intervention group (n=2,606 ninth graders) gained knowledge about STDs, attitudes about people with AIDS, and in condom use skills, but there were no significant differences in sexual activity or actual use of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitude Change, Health Education, High School Students
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1989
This resource package provides teaching strategies to help students discuss and integrate the information they must have to avoid high-risk sexual behavior. It also attempts to promote positive lifestyle decisions in the face of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. The specific goals of the program are to help students: (1)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Decision Making, Foreign Countries, Health Education
Peer reviewedMaticka-Tyndale, Eleanor – Youth and Society, 1991
Whether Canadian young adults are adjusting their sexual behaviors as advocated in safer-sex guidelines of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention campaigns was studied among 1,334 college students in 1981, 1983, 1985, and 1988. Knowledge about AIDS appeared accurate but was not being translated into effective risk reduction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Behavior Change, College Preparation
Meaghan, Diane – 2000
This project examined attitudes, expectations, and behaviors that make prostitutes successful in learning to establish their autonomy and work safely. Ethnographic studies were conducted of 47 prostitutes in Canada and 60 in New Zealand through semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and open-ended discussions supplemented by researchers'…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Community Resources, Developed Nations
Stevens, Sarah – 1991
Designed as a practical guide for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers in facilitating adult students' access to information about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), this manual offers materials, techniques, and guidelines for teachers who wish to introduce the topic into their curricula, and some discussion of the ESL teacher's…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Class Activities, Classroom Communication
Cervero, Ronald M.; Wilson, Arthur L. – 2001
This book contains 14 papers on adult education and the struggle for knowledge and power in society. The following papers are included: "At the Heart of Practice: The Struggle for Knowledge and Power" (Ronald M. Cervero, Arthur L. Wilson); "The Power of Economic Globalization: Deskilling Immigrant Women through Training"…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Blacks
