Originally published as Health Education Volume 108 Issue 1
ISBN: 978-1-84663-748-3
Guest Edited by:
Dr Roslyn Kane
This special issue of Health Education examines the issue of sex education and aims to stimulate debate among academics, policy makers and educators. A key concern in many areas of public policy is the extent to which research findings filter through into policy and practice and sex education is no exception to this. The UK has wide network of academics currently engaged in research on issues related to sex and relationship education who help to keep the issue high on the political and academic agendas. There remains however a gap between research, and policy and practice, which the five articles in this e-book aim to fill.
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Contents:
Guest Editorial
Sex and Relationship Education: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice
The purpose of this paper is to briefly outline the current debate on the delivery of sex education in the UK. The paper presents a brief summary of the recently published literature and details how the research papers in this special issue add to the current body of evidence.
Theoretical Bases for Teacher- and Peer-Delivered Sexual Health Promotion
There has been much debate amongst practitioners about the respective strengths and weaknesses of teacher-delivered and peer-delivered sexual health promotion. This paper explores the theoretical bases for each approach in order to contribute to the development of more effective programmes. However, the most effective programmes might be multi-component, with peer or teacher-delivered health promotion, or both, being combined with other elements.
Interventions Addressing the Social Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy
The limited evidence of effectiveness of existing teenage pregnancy strategies which focus on sex education, together with growing evidence that factors such as poor school ethos, disaffection, truancy, poor employment prospects and low expectations are associated with teenage pregnancy, has increased interest in interventions which target these “wider” social determinants. This paper aims to identify promising interventions and priorities for future research and to make recommendations for policy and practice in the UK.
Summer Nights. A Review of the Evidence of Seasonal Variations in Sexual Health Indicators Among Young People
This paper aims to examine whether greater consideration should be given to the timing of sexual health interventions within the calendar year. The findings consistently point to periods of heightened sexual activity among young people in the summer and over Christmas, and suggest that greater consideration should indeed be given to the timing of sexual health interventions within the calendar year.
Empowered Positions? Listening to Sexually Experienced Young Women Talking about Sex, Disappointments and Compromise
This paper aims to discuss how sex and relationship education (SRE) could benefit from considering current levels of young women's empowerment in (hetero)sexual relationships and challenge popular notions of twenty-first century young women “having it all” and occupying powerful relational and sexual positions.
Preferences towards Sex Education and Information from a Religiously Diverse Sample of Young People
This paper aims to identify the preferences towards sex education and information from a religiously diverse sample of young people. The research builds on growing evidence towards religious affiliation having a strong influence on sexual attitudes and behaviour.
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