Youth Participation in Setting the Agenda: Learning Outcomes for Sex Education in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	O'Higgins, Siobhan; Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse
Titel	Youth Participation in Setting the Agenda: Learning Outcomes for Sex Education in Ireland
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 10 (2010) 4, S.387-403 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Participatory Research; Health Education; Sex Education; Research Methodology; Young Adults; Foreign Countries; Sexuality; Outcomes of Education; Contraception; Student Attitudes; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Forschungstätigkeit; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland; Sexualität; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Empfängnisverhütung; Schülerverhalten; Irland
Abstract	This research set out to explore how young people could contribute to sexual health curriculum development, in order to increase the relevance of such curricula to school children. The aim was to facilitate young Irish people, through a participatory research methodology, to generate, collate and present their views on effective sex education. Developing a way to elicit youthful voices creates the possibility for those voices to be heard by those in power--without adult censure. There were 394 participants aged between 15 and 18 years. The participants made their data accessible to adults with the creation of 62 "Webs". The young people stated it was vital that sex education allow them access to factual information. The issues that they wished to gain knowledge on ranged from how to establish healthy respectful, communicative relationships, knowing how babies are made, when one's ready physically and emotionally for sex, how to put a condom on, who to go to for information and how best to talk about sexual issues. They wanted to be taught by people whom they can trust to deliver information accurately, confidentially and with confidence. The rich data reflected and respected the young peoples' perspective without resort to adult interpretations. (Contains 3 figures.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10