Module 5
- 1. Bridgette Resh CI 583 Module 5
- 2. Problem Abstinence-only programs assume that all young people across the country have the same experience with sex and sexuality and disseminates misinformation about contraception, abortion, STIs and pregnancy.
- 3. What is Comprehensive Sexuality Education? program that starts in kindergarten and continues through high school age appropriate sexuality topics covers the broad spectrum of sex education, including safe sex, STDs, contraceptives, masturbation, body image, and more. http://vimeo.com/1693452
- 4. Comprehensive sex education programs include discussions around : personal safety healthy relationships abstinence sexually transmitted diseases pregnancy birth Parenting sexual orientation
- 5. No abstinence-only program has yet been proven through rigorous evaluation to help youth delay sex for a significant period of time, help youth decrease their number of sex partners, or reduce STI or pregnancy rates among teens. http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/abstinence-vs-sex-ed
- 6. EFFECTIVENESS OF SEX EDUCATION PROGRAMS shown to increase young people's levels of knowledge about sex and sexuality push back the average age at which they first have sexual intercourse decrease risk when they do have sex focus on reducing specific risky behaviors provide accurate information about the risks associated with sexual activity, contraception and birth control, and sexual decision making dealing with peer pressures amongst young people
- 8. Research Purpose The goal of this research project is to encourage Americans to support a comprehensive sexuality education program that includes lessons on abstinence as well as contraception.
- 9. Significance of this study * Accurate information about sex and sexuality *How to negotiate sexual relationships safely and responsibly *Sexuality education *The most influential role models for a young person are their parents and teachers.
- 10. Conclusion What we found… The effectiveness of sex education program Sex education is a major issue in schools Most schools only teach Abstinence-only
- 11. Bibliography Guttmacher Institute, U.S. Teenage Pregnancies, Births and Abortions: National and State Trends and Trends by Race and Ethnicity, 2010, <http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/USTPtrends.pdf>, accessed Oct. 26, 2010. Healthy Teen Network. (2001). Advocacy resource guide: Comprehensive sexuality education. Washington, DC: Healthy Teen Network. Kaiser Family Foundation National Survey of Public Secondary School Principals: The Politics of Sex Education (Menlo Park, CA, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, December, 1999), p. 9. Kirby, D, Emerging Answers 2007: Research Findings on Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2007.
- 12. Bibliography Martinez G, Abma J and Casey C, Educating teenagers about sex in the United States, NCHS Data Brief, 2010, No. 44. Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy. Comprehensive sexuality education. Retrieved June 1, 2007, from http://www.massteenpregnancy.org/advocacy/education_brief02.html. Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc. Teaching Sex Education in Public Elementary Schools (Washington, DC, Children's Research and Education Institute, 1999).