ERIC Number: EJ1150651
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1468-1811
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Implementing Community-Based Comprehensive Sexuality Education with High-Risk Youth in a Conservative Environment: Lessons Learned
Secor-Turner, Molly; Randall, Brandy A.; Christensen, Katie; Jacobson, Amy; Loyola Meléndez, Migdalia
Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v17 n5 p544-554 2017
Although comprehensive sexuality education programmes have the potential to improve the sexual health and well-being of young people, many socially conservative rural states in the USA have laws and policies restricting school-based comprehensive sexuality education and supporting abstinence-only education. This paper describes the process of building a community-university partnership to implement a community-based comprehensive sexuality education peer education programme for high-risk young people and presents preliminary findings from a longitudinal evaluation. Through purposive recruitment, the sample included 386 young people (mean age) who were more diverse than the local community. Important university-community partnership components included (1) establishing local connections and legitimacy, (2) adapting and tailoring programmes to meet community context, (3) sustainability planning, and (4) flexibility, persistence, and patience. Building community trust and capitalising on the mutual benefits of community-university partnerships are effective methods of building community sexuality education programming in a conservative environment. Tailoring evidence-based approaches to comprehensive sexuality education in a politically restrictive environment shows promise in improving the sexual and reproductive health of young people.
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Sexuality, Sex Education, School Community Relationship, Universities, Trust (Psychology), Peer Teaching, Longitudinal Studies, Evidence Based Practice, Teaching Methods, Community Programs, Program Descriptions, Foster Care, American Indians, Refugees, Federal Aid, Homeless People, Referral, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Minority Groups, Children, Adolescents, Young Adults
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Family and Youth Services Bureau
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Identifiers - Location: North Dakota
Grant or Contract Numbers: 90AK00120101
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