Sexuality Education: Our Current Status, and an Agenda for 2010

Wilson, Sherri

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“…Finding innovative and effective ways to involve parents is, therefore, an especially attractive option for enhancing the effects of prevention education programs for youth (Lederman et al 2004). Building a webbased ''second line of defense'' to help young people obtain needed information (Wilson 2000), positioning interactive computer kiosks and health education videos in the waiting rooms at health clinics (Paperny and Hedberg 1999), supporting the work of physicians as adolescent sexuality educators (Clark et al 2003), and continued effort to reduce poverty and disadvantage are other recommended strategies for involving the broader community in helping young people to make healthy choices.…”

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Abstinence-Based Versus Service Learning Prevention Education in Small Groups: Effects on the Life Plans of Young Adolescents

Benton

Roberts-Gray²,

Lewis

2010

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of two types of pregnancy prevention programs on youths' behavioral intentions. Before and after participating in a series of adolescent pregnancy prevention support group meetings guided by abstinence OR service learning curricula, 88 youth, ages 13 and 14 years, forecasted their future life plans. Repeated measures analysis with two groups by two time points was conducted to assess changes in life forecasts over time and differences between the programs. From pre-test to post-test in the abstinence-based program there was reduction in plans to have first baby before marriage (p \ .05). There were no significant changes in youths' forecasts regarding sexual debut in either group. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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confidence: 99%

Abstinence-Based Versus Service Learning Prevention Education in Small Groups: Effects on the Life Plans of Young Adolescents

Benton

Roberts-Gray²,

Lewis

2010

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…Although broad public support exists for encouraging abstinence among teenagers, the great majority also believe that sexually active youth should have access to contraception (Landry et al, 1999). Research has also found support among teachers to teach students about contraception (Wilson, 2000). A number of reviews, including one conducted by the United States Surgeon General, have recommended that more comprehensive sex education approaches be adopted in schools (Anonymous, 2002), although such recommendations are in opposition to current government emphasis upon abstinence-only sex education in schools.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…This figure rose to 40% in 1999 . The introduction of Title V, in large part a continuation of an existing abstinence-based sex education trend, was a consequence of federal priorities and approaches around HIV/AIDS and teenage pregnancy (Wilson, 2000), the growing political and economic strength of right wing Christian organisations, and increased conservative parental involvement in the school environment (Mendelsohn, 1983). One in every ten dollars of Title V money was expended by faith-based organisations (Sonfield & Gold, 2001).…”

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School‐based sex education policies and indicators of sexual health among young people: a comparison of the Netherlands, France, Australia and the United States

2005

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This paper investigates the relationship between school-based sex education policies and sexual health-related statistics of young 1 people in four developed countries: the Netherlands, France, Australia, and the United States of America. Drawing upon literature searches in relevant CD-ROM databases, Internet websites, government reports and libraries, school-based sex education policies and a range of sexual health indicators for young people are described for each country. While the average age of first intercourse is approximately the same for each country, the analysis indicates that those countries with pragmatic and sex positive government policies (France, Australia and especially the Netherlands) have better sexual health-related statistics than the one country with a primarily sexual abstinence-based policy (the United States). The findings suggest that abstinence-based policies do not necessarily result in improved sexual health outcomes for young people. Furthermore, liberal policies do not necessarily 'promote' sexual activity and may serve to better equip young people with skills that enable sexual health sustaining behaviours. Although a causal relationship between school-based sex education policies and sexual health outcomes cannot be proved, the analysis does suggest that young people's reproductive and sexual health is best served when sex between young people is acknowledged, accepted and regulated rather than proscribed in all contexts outside marriage.

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“…This is primarily due to political and administrative objections, or concerns about parental objections, to "controversial" topics being discussed in the classroom (Dailard, 2001;Wilson, 2000). Discussions of sexual orientation are often perceived as particularly problematic, although studies have found they are supported by the majority of parents (Eisenberg, Bernat, Bearinger, & Resnick, 2008;Kirby & Michaelson, 2008;SIECUS, 2010), and sexuality education curricula are only required to include discussion of sexual orientation in a few states (Guttmacher Institute, 2014).…”

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Understanding Transgender Identity Development in Childhood and Adolescence

Boskey¹

2014

American Journal of Sexuality Education

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Many sexuality educators and professionals, even those involved in program development and planning, are not aware of the biological and social factors involved in gender identity development in youth. As such, this topic is often not as well addressed in whole life educational curricula as better understood topics, such as reproductive anatomy, puberty, and contraception. This review article is intended to provide an overview of gender identity development in childhood and adolescence, in order to encourage better integration of comprehensive understandings of gender identity into new sexuality education curricula through the inclusion of specific information about transgender and other gender nonconforming identities.

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Sexuality Education: Our Current Status, and an Agenda for 2010

Cited by 17 publications

References 3 publications

Abstinence-Based Versus Service Learning Prevention Education in Small Groups: Effects on the Life Plans of Young Adolescents

Abstinence-Based Versus Service Learning Prevention Education in Small Groups: Effects on the Life Plans of Young Adolescents

School‐based sex education policies and indicators of sexual health among young people: a comparison of the Netherlands, France, Australia and the United States

Understanding Transgender Identity Development in Childhood and Adolescence

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