Institutionalizing Sex Education in Diverse U.S. School Districts

Butler, Rebekah Saul; Sorace, Danene; Beach, Kathleen Hentz

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.08.025

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“…There are also other avenues outside of government to implement CSE, such as through private foundation funding. In 2009, The Grove Foundation, a private philanthropic foundation that strives to improve adolescent health, launched the Working to Institutionalize Sex Education (WISE) initiative (Butler, Sorace, & Beach, 2018). WISE’s mission is to provide support to school districts to advance comprehensive sex education programs and to document how implementation can be advanced and institutionalized.…”

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“…Since its launch, $7 million have been invested in 13 states; 88 school districts reached their implementation goals and institutionalized sex education and 788,865 unique students received new or improved sex education in school. The evaluation of WISE found that “resources and expertise help schools advance and meet their sex education institutionalization goals and that barriers that impede sex education can be mitigated, leading to increased quality and quantity of sex education in ready school districts” (Butler, Sorace & Beach, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Comprehensive Sexuality Education as a Primary Prevention Strategy for Sexual Violence Perpetration

Schneider

Hirsch

2018

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Sexual violence (SV) represents a serious public health problem with high rates and numerous health consequences. Current primary prevention strategies to reduce SV perpetration have been shown to be largely ineffective-not surprisingly, since as others have pointed out current prevention largely fails to draw on existing knowledge about the characteristics of effective prevention. In this article, we examine the potential of K-12 comprehensive sexuality education (CSE), guided by the National Sexuality Education Standards (NSES), to be an effective strategy. Our discussion uses socioecological and feminist theories as a guide, examines the extent to which NSES-guided CSE could both meet the qualities of effective prevention programs and mitigate the risk factors that are most implicated in perpetration behavior, and considers the potential limitations of this approach. We suggest that sequential, K-12 program has potential to prevent the emergence of risk factors associated with SV perpetration by starting prevention early on in the life course. CSE has not yet been evaluated with SV perpetration behavior as an outcome, and this article synthesizes what is known about drivers of SV perpetration and the potential impacts of CSE to argue for the importance of future research in this area. The primary recommendation is for longitudinal research to examine the impact of CSE on SV perpetration as well as on other sexual and reproductive health outcomes.

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Comprehensive Sexuality Education as a Primary Prevention Strategy for Sexual Violence Perpetration

Schneider

Hirsch

2018

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…Sexuality instruction needs to follow the same model. Sex education encompasses competencies in areas such as bodily maturation, individuality, body image, societal norms, and emotional expression (Butler, Sorace & Beach, 2018) Children can benefit greatly from a well-rounded education that includes sexuality. Additionally, it aids in the development of children's sense of self-worth and self-assurance.…”

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Need for Implementation of Sex Education Curriculum in Primary Schools to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse in Pakistan

Ali

2023

Journal of Legal Studies

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Sex education for children does not imply that children are responsible for their own safety, but rather that children should be provided with protective, effective, and interactive education that builds resilience and reduces their vulnerability to sexual harm. As a result, it is critical to provide a secure atmosphere for children at school, where they spend the majority of their time. Sex education curriculum for the prevention of child sexual abuse will seek to give children the knowledge and skills needed to recognize and prevent probable sexual abuse scenarios. The primary school sex education curriculum will be founded on the ideology of empowering children and the concept that care is an integral aspect of child care and protection. The Ministry of Education should determine the need for sex education in primary schools to prevent sexual abuse of children, support it, and include it in the curriculum. This curriculum’s purpose should be to build and maintain a proactive environment that protects children by preventing sexual abuse or assuring early detection, intervention, and reporting.

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“…This first began in an effort to decrease adolescent pregnancy in the 1970's, given its profound health consequences for both mother and child. [1][2][3] The number of adolescent pregnancies in the US has decreased significantly since then, but it remains higher than other developed countries. 4,5 Evidence points to improved contraception use as a critical factor in the decline of adolescent pregnancy.…”

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Teaching About Contraception: Adolescent Attitudes Surrounding Sexual Education

Zeglin,

Lazebnik

2023

OAJC

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Purpose Adolescent pregnancy remains an important public health issue in the United States as it has profound health consequences for both mother and child. Evidence shows that improved contraception use is a critical factor in decreasing rates of adolescent pregnancy. In order to provide effective and engaging contraception education, it is important to understand adolescents’ attitudes, questions, and misconceptions around the topic and its delivery. Methods Two searches were conducted using PubMed. Articles were limited to those published in the last 10 years that were written in English. The first search was completed using the search terms “Adolescent attitudes on sex education in the United States”, and resulted in 688 articles. The second search was completed using the search terms “Adolescent attitudes on contraception in the United States”, and resulted in 840 articles. Articles including contraception but focusing more on HIV, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), LGBTQ+ health and practices, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, and studies completed in other countries were excluded. Remaining articles were screened by the authors for inclusion, and articles were included if they addressed information on adolescent attitudes on both contraception for pregnancy prevention and sex education, including education by schools, community organizations, the media, peers, parents, and physicians. A total of 56 articles were included in the review. Results The overwhelming theme that emerged from the review is that adolescents prefer comprehensive sex education in a safe space that allows for exploration and questioning. Adolescents want to ask their parents questions about sexual health without fear of punishment, and they desire the opportunity to learn from their physicians in a confidential environment. Conclusion The foundation of effective sex education is a non-judgmental, confidential, and safe space where adolescents can ask questions. There are multiple resources that adolescents use to gather information and establish their preferences and attitudes.

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Institutionalizing Sex Education in Diverse U.S. School Districts

Abstract: Barriers to implementing sexuality education can be overcome with administrative support and focused technical assistance and training, resulting in significant student reach in diverse school districts nationwide.

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

Comprehensive Sexuality Education as a Primary Prevention Strategy for Sexual Violence Perpetration

Comprehensive Sexuality Education as a Primary Prevention Strategy for Sexual Violence Perpetration

Need for Implementation of Sex Education Curriculum in Primary Schools to Protect Children from Sexual Abuse in Pakistan

Teaching About Contraception: Adolescent Attitudes Surrounding Sexual Education

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