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ERIC Number: EJ1224653
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-1811
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Sexuality Education in the Australian Curriculum
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v19 n5 p551-567 2019
This article examines the sexuality education component of the national Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education (AC:HPE) with a focus on sexuality education discourses. A critical discourse analysis explored official AC:HPE documents in relation to sexuality education; the sexuality education discourses present within these documents; teacher roles and expectations associated with each discourse; and Australia's broader social context in relation to education. Findings reveal that the AC:HPE emphasises a teacher-facilitated approach to sexuality education, which contrasts with teacher-centred work dominating the field prior to its release. This approach is in line with recent shifts in education towards strengths-based learning in which students are encouraged to think critically about issues. Despite these emphases, and while the AC:HPE is meant to be used flexibly as a guideline or framework, certain ambiguities within it may leave teachers' roles open to interpretation and practices therefore unchanged or undisputed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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