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Sexuality education in New Zealand: a policy for social justice?
- Source :
- Sex Education; Sep2018, Vol. 18 Issue 5, p601-609, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- In 2015, the New Zealand Ministry of Education released a new curriculum policy document for sexuality education in all schools - Sexuality Education: A Guide for Boards of Trustees, Principals and Teachers. This policy is a rare international example of a curriculum document that explicitly values diversity, promotes inclusive school environments, and approaches sexuality education as an area of study (rather than a health promotion intervention). Since its release, the document has, however, gained little attention either of a scholarly nature or in terms of dedicated implementation in schools. One exception is a recent article in this journal by Sarah Garland-Levett, which raises some interesting and important concerns about the possibilities of such policy documents. I follow her lead here and continue the discussion about the place and potential of progressive sexuality education policy, and offer some thoughts about the content and intentions of this text. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14681811
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sex Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 131436089
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2018.1446824