ERIC Number: EJ1227686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Oct
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Blended Learning for Sexual Health Education: Evidence Base, Promising Practices, and Potential Challenges
Coyle, Karin K.; Chambers, Brittany D.; Anderson, Pamela M.; Firpo-Triplett, Regina; Waterman, Emily A.
Journal of School Health, v89 n10 p847-859 Oct 2019
Background: Blended learning is a combination of online learning and face-to-face instruction, and is increasingly being used in K-12 settings. A meta-analysis conducted for the Department of Education suggests blended learning is more effective than either group-based or online learning alone, particularly in K-12 settings. Methods: This paper provides a narrative review of the literature from 2000 to 2017 on blended learning as it applies to sexual health education programs, and discusses outcomes, best practices and potential challenges of blended learning that may be important for practitioners and researchers considering this approach. Results: Blended learning approaches are being used successfully in sexual health education programs, including school-based programs, and have yielded positive behavioral and psychosocial changes. Similar to traditional group-based programs, not all outcomes tested in these programs showed positive impact. Designing blended learning programs can be challenging, but there is a large best-practice literature that can inform practitioners interested in using it. Conclusions: Blended learning approaches are viable for sexual health education and offer numerous advantages to group-based only programs, such as confidential personalization and an instructional approach that is familiar and engaging for participants.
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Sexuality, Health Education, Sex Education, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Practices, Barriers, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Best Practices, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health (DHHS/NIH); National Institute on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS); National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R43MH10529401; T32DA017629