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‘A lot more to learn than where babies come from’: controversy, language and agenda setting in the framing of school-based sexuality education curricula in Australia

Barrie ShannonSchool of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Stephen J. SmithSchool of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Pages 641-654 | Received 02 Mar 2015, Accepted 25 May 2015, Published online: 08 Jul 2015

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