ERIC Number: EJ1183729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 26
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ISSN: EISSN-1918-5979
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Alberta Bounded: Comprehensive Sexual Health Education, Parentism, and Gaps in Provincial Legislation and Educational Policy
Grace, André P.
Canadian Journal of Education, v41 n2 p472-497 2018
This article makes a case for mandating comprehensive sexual health education (CSHE) for all students in Canadian schooling, with a focus on Grades 7 to 12. Using Alberta as an example, it examines the degree to which legislation and educational policy enable CSHE, with particular attention to sexual and gender minority (SGM) students. The article conceptualizes and interrogates parentism as a rightist politico-religious viewpoint harmful to high school students needing to build sexual knowledge and sexual agency. It concludes by calling on legislators, school districts, and faculties of education to act to enable CSHE for all students, including SGM students.
Descriptors: Sex Education, Health Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, High School Students, Minority Group Students, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Compulsory Education, Parents
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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