Young People''s Views on Sex Education - Education, Attitudes and Behaviour

Informationen zum Autor Lynda Measor is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Applied Social Science at the University of Brighton., Coralie Tiffin and Katrina Miller are Senior Lecturers in the School of Education at the University of Brighton. Klappentext Based on observation of sex education programmes and in-depth interviews with young people, the authors aim to understand more about adolescent's attitudes to sexuality and their sexual behaviour in order to develop policies which will meet their needs more appropriately and effectively.Issues covered in this interesting and accessible book include the ways adolescent informal culture affects sex education programmes and practice; the impact of gender inequality on sex education and safer sex behaviours; legislation and policy frameworks which effect sex education policies; the way young people see legislation and evaluate sex education programmes; and the impact health professionals can have in school sex education.The authors contend that the insights into the values and views that young people bring to bear on the sex education they receive should have an important role to play in the development of policy and practice of those involved in sex education work. Zusammenfassung Britain has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe. The authors in this fascinating book look at the views and values of young people on the subject and the development of policy and practice in sex education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 The Issues Outlined; Chapter 2 Legislation and the Policy Framework for Sex Education; Chapter 3 Generation and Sex Education; Chapter 4 Theories of Sexuality, Practices of Sex Education; Chapter 5 Boys; Chapter 6 Learning about Sex and Power; Chapter 7 Gender, Sexuality and Power; Chapter 8 The Failings of School Sex Education; Chapter 9 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations;

Product details

• Authors: Lynda Measor, Lynda Measor Measor, Measor Lynda, Katrina Miller, Miller Katrina, Coralie Tiffin, Tiffin Coralie
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.02.2000
• EAN: 9780750708944
• ISBN: 978-0-7507-0894-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Administration / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Organization & management of education, Social issues & processes, Educational administration and organization, Social and ethical issues, Central / national / federal government policies, Age groups: adolescents, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Sexual Behaviour, Central government policies