This study aims to describe sex education in Islamic perspective, because by knowing education, and if it is understood correctly especially the teenagers, they will be protected from sexual deviations.. The researcher used qualitative research with a library approach. Data collection techniques are carried out searching collecting data various sources such as books, literature, documents, jour...

After 1945 rapidly climbing figures of venereal disease infections menaced the health of the war-ridden German population. Physicians sought to gain control over this epidemic and initiated large-scale sex education campaigns to inform people about identification, causes and treatment of VD and advised them on appropriate moral sexual behaviour as a prophylactic measure. Film played a crucial r...

KEY FINDINGS Most teenagers received formal sex education before they were 18 (96% of female and 97% of male teenagers). Female teenagers were more likely than male teenagers to report first receiving instruction on birth control methods in high school (47% compared with 38%). Younger female teenagers were more likely than younger male teenagers to have talked to their parents about sex and bir...

This article focuses on the findings of a single-sex public education experiment, adapted from a dissertation study. The rationale for conducting this research focuses on the renewed and unprecedented interest in single-sex public education as a strategy for increasing student performance. According to various educational theorists and researchers, single-sex education is an effective instructi...

ed the relative merits of sexuality education that promotes abstinence as the only acceptable form of behavior outside of marriage and more comprehensive approaches that discuss contraception as well. The results of several new studies show that these debates may have had a considerable impact on what is being taught in the classroom; moreover, they strongly indicate that politicians—in their d...

4 Introduction to the question 5 Theoretical overview: Identity theory 9 The case for relating identity theory to sex education 28 Review of sex education approaches 57 Evaluating sex education categorical definitions in the context of identity theory 85 Evaluating specific curricular approaches in the context of identity theory 111 Discussion of sex education in the societal context 154 Recomm...

OBJECTIVE To assess perceptions and attitudes regarding sex education among middle and high school teachers in Portugal. METHODS A study comprising 371 middle and high school teachers, both female and male, was conducted in Portugal in February and March 2006. Data was collected through snowball technique. The questionnaire was made up of two parts: the first collected data on demographics, c...

The international community is currently debating whether international law requires States to educate adolescents about their sexuality. Various nongovernmental organizations, United Nations Special Rapporteurs, and treaty-monitoring bodies assert a right to comprehensive sex education, a controversial approach to sex education that arguably encourages adolescents to experiment with their sexu...