ERIC Number: EJ1028193
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 14
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Students Teach Sex Education: Introducing Alternative Conceptions of Sexuality
Buck, Alison; Parrotta, Kylie
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v14 n1 p67-80 2014
In this paper, we describe an exercise that challenges hetero-normative and sexist notions of sexuality, allowing students to envision alternative models. Research shows how active learning eases student anxiety over challenging or threatening material. After reading Jessica Fields' "Risky Lessons" and Waskul, Vannini, and Weisen's article entitled "Women and Their Clitoris", students designed a sex education curriculum that challenges conventional methods. Beyond critiquing existing sex education models, this exercise provides a space for students to reflect on their own sex education experiences, develop their own ideas for teaching about sex and become comfortable discussing sex and sexuality with their peers. All but one of the students reported finding the activity enjoyable or interesting. More than half of students reported change in their views about sex and sex education as a result of the activity.
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Student Developed Materials, Curriculum Design, Models, Educational Experience, Learning Activities, Student Participation, Class Activities, Participant Satisfaction, Attitude Change, Peer Teaching, Pretests Posttests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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