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Nalivaikė Augustė - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Religijos įtaka politikos formavimo procesuose: lytinio švietimo Lietuvoje atvejis
'Kaunas University of Technology (KTU)', 2020Co-Authors: Nalivaikė AugustėAbstract:The Lithuanian Ministry of Education adopted the Sexual Education and preparation for a family life policy in 2016. Policy formulation stage became the centreof the conflict between secular reproductive health and sex Education activists and religious civil society organizations as well as Lithuanian Catholic Church which exerts its informal political power and utilizes institutional opportunity structures in various stages of policy-making. These groups clashed not only in the chambers of the Lithuanian Parliament but also in the media. Competing discourses were created and maintained in various public spaces. Non-governmental human rights organizations have tried to counter the discourse of oppositional conservative and religious political actors and actively participated in policy formulation. However,these attempts did not prevent the Ministry of Education from adopting a family and abstinence-oriented sex Education,which favours specificreligious values. This paper seeks to understand religious influence in Sexual Education policy formation in Lithuania. I utilize news media articles and anonymous in-depth interviews with various relevant actors involved.This case study also enriches theoretical literature on informal institutions,and institutional opportunity structures concerningreligious actors influence morality policy-making
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Religijos įtaka politikos formavimo procesuose: lytinio švietimo Lietuvoje atvejis
2020Co-Authors: Nalivaikė AugustėAbstract:The Lithuanian Ministry of Education adopted the Sexual Education and preparation for a family life policy in 2016. Policy formulation stage became the centre of the conflict between secular reproductive health and sex Education activists and religious civil society organizations as well as Lithuanian Catholic Church which exerts its informal political power and utilizes institutional opportunity structures in various stages of policy-making. These groups clashed not only in the chambers of the Lithuanian Parliament but also in the media. Competing discourses were created and maintained in various public spaces. Non-governmental human rights organizations have tried to counter the discourse of oppositional conservative and religious political actors and actively participated in policy formulation. However, these attempts did not prevent the Ministry of Education from adopting a family and abstinence-oriented sex Education, which favours specific religious values. This paper seeks to understand religious influence in Sexual Education policy formation in Lithuania. I utilize news media articles and anonymous in-depth interviews with various relevant actors involved. This case study also enriches theoretical literature on informal institutions, and institutional opportunity structures concerning religious actors influence morality policy-making.2016 m. Lietuvos Respublikos Švietimo ministerija priėmė ilgai lauktą sveikatos ir lytiškumo ugdymo bei rengimo šeimai programą. Šios programos formavimo procesą galima pavadinti „mūšio lauku“, kuriame susidūrė pasaulietiškos, mokslu grįstu lytinio švietimo aktyvistų pilietinės organizacijos ir katalikiškos pakraipos pilietinės organizacijos bei Lietuvos Katalikų bažnyčios atstovai, kurie pasinaudojo neformalia įtaka bei institucinėmis galimybėmis įvairiose politikos formavimo stadijose. Darbo grupėje, skirtoje šios programos kūrimui, retai sekėsi pasiekti kompromisą. Nors nevyriausybinės žmogaus teisių ir lytinio švietimo advokacijos organizacijos aktyviai dalyvavo tiek darbo grupės veikloje, tiek kuriant diskursą žiniasklaidoje, Švietimo ministerija priėmė katalikiškoms vertybėms palankią lytiškumo ugdymo programą. Šio straipsnio tikslas – pasitelkiant anonimiškus kokybinius interviu su tiesiogiai susijusiais asmenimis, atskleisti Katalikų bažnyčios įtaką lytiškumo programos kūrimo procese. Pranešimai žiniasklaidoje šia tema naudojami, siekiant papildyti ir validuoti interviu duomenis. Ši atvejo analizė taip pat papildo neformalios politinės kultūros ir institucinių galimybių moralės politikos formavimo procesuose literatūrą
Renee Depalma - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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teacher perspectives on abstinence and safe sex Education in south africa
Sex Education, 2014Co-Authors: Dennis Francis, Renee DepalmaAbstract:The stakes are high for sex Education in South Africa: it has been estimated that 8.7% of young people live with HIV. Within primarily US and UK contexts, there has been much debate over the relative merits of abstinence-only and comprehensive Sexual Education programmes. These perspectives have largely been presented as irreconcilable, but in-depth interviews with 25 life orientation teachers across the Free State Province of South Africa reveal that teachers may attempt to reconcile aspects of the two into a hybridised perspective. They promote abstinence as the only appropriate choice for young people while recognising the value of some of the broader issues of comprehensive Sexuality such as relationships and safe sex. We attempt to make meaning of this hybridisation and present two arguments: that the specific South African context challenges the idea that these two contradictory positions cannot be mixed and that they might be strategically combined to promote a comprehensive Sexuality Education tha...
Wim Meeus - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the effect of comprehensive Sexual Education program on Sexual health knowledge and Sexual attitude among college students in southwest china
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 2015Co-Authors: Xinli Chi, Skyler T Hawk, Sam Winter, Wim MeeusAbstract:The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a comprehensive Sexual Education program for college students in Southwest China (a) improved Sexual health knowledge in reproduction, contraception, condom use, Sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV; (b) increased accepting attitudes toward lesbian, gay, biSexual, and transSexual individuals; and (c) altered participants' attitudes toward premarital sex and monogamy. The program used diverse teaching methods, providing 6 sessions over a period of 9 weeks about Sexual health knowledge and Sexual attitudes to college students (age 18-26 years) in Southwest China. Sexual health knowledge and Sexual attitudes of 80 comprehensive Sexual Education class students (Education group) and 92 general mental health Education class students (control group) were measured at baseline, the end of course (posttest), and 3 weeks after the end of course (follow-up). There were significant effects of the program on (a) Sexual health knowledge, including reproductive health, contraception, condom use, and HIV/AIDS and (b) positive attitudes toward Sexual minorities, although these changes may require further reinforcement. In contrast, the program did not alter students' attitudes about premarital sex or monogamy. The results are discussed in terms of recommendations of sex Education in China and future directions for research.
Guo We - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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risk factors for adolescent Sexual activity in west china a case study of y middle school in x county
Population and Development, 2015Co-Authors: Guo WeAbstract:Based on Small and Luster' s ecological model of risk factors for adolescent Sexual activity,this study examines the risk factors for Chinese adolescent Sexual activity using the qualitative materials collected from Y middle school.The results indicate that adolescents are Sexually inactive with conservative attitudes to sex.Chinese adolescents obviously lack in Sexual acknowledge while their main source is media.The lack of school,family and neighborhood Sexual Education makes peer influence have a more considerable effect.Gender difference is also remarkable when it comes to Sexual attitude and behavior.The conclusions suggest that adolescents are Sexually suppressed in high school,there is a difference in the understanding of sex between boys and girls,and culture plays a crucial role in Sexual attitude and behavior among Chinese adolescents.
Tanja Tyden - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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swedish teenager perceptions of teenage pregnancy abortion Sexual behavior and contraceptive habits a focus group study among 17 year old female high school students
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2005Co-Authors: Maria L Ekstrand, Margareta Larsson, Louise Von Essen, Tanja TydenAbstract:BACKGROUND: Sweden has the highest abortion numbers among the Nordic countries. Since 1995, the abortion rate among teenagers has increased by nearly 50%. We therefore undertook a study where the overall aim was to gain a deeper understanding on which factors female teenagers believe may explain the increasing numbers of teenage abortions. Teenagers' perceptions of teenage pregnancy, abortion, Sexual behavior, and contraceptive habits were investigated. METHODS: Six focus group interviews with 17-year-old Swedish girls were conducted. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed by manifest content analysis. RESULTS: Negative attitudes toward teenage pregnancy and supportive attitudes toward abortion were expressed. Risk-taking behaviors such as negligence in contraceptive use and intercourse under the influence of alcohol were suggested as main reasons behind the increasing numbers of abortions among Swedish teenagers. The contemporary, Sexualized, media picture was believed to influence adolescents' Sexual behavior, and liberal attitudes toward casual sex were expressed. Girls were perceived as more obliged than boys in taking responsibility for contraceptive compliance and avoidance of pregnancy. The apprehension that hormonal contraceptives cause negative side-effects was widely spread, and the participants were found to have a somewhat limited knowledge of abortion. The majority were unsatisfied with the quality of Sexual Education provided by the schools. CONCLUSION: Possible reasons for increased abortion numbers among teenagers in Sweden could be liberal attitudes toward casual sex in combination with negligence in contraceptive use, use of alcohol followed by Sexual risk-taking, fear of hormonal contraceptives, and a deterioration of Sexual Education in the schools.
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reasons for pregnancy termination contraceptive habits and contraceptive failure among swedish women requesting an early pregnancy termination
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2002Co-Authors: Margareta Larsson, Gunilla Aneblom, Viveca Odlind, Tanja TydenAbstract:Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2002; 81: 64-71. © Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2002 Background. More than 30 000 legal abortions are performed every year in Sweden despite Sexual Education in schools, widespread youth-clinics and family planning services that are free of charge. The aim of this study was to investigate reasons for induced abortion, contraceptive habits and reasons for contraceptive failure among women presenting for induced abortion. Methods. A questionnaire was administered to 591 Swedish-speaking women consecutively attending three different health care providers concerning an induced abortion during spring 2000. Results. The response rate was 88% ( n = 518). As many as 43%, among daily smokers 53%, had experienced one or more previous legal abortions. The majority of the women (97%) had discussed the decision about abortion with someone. The most cited reasons contributing to their decision were financial concerns, worries about the relationship and bad timing of the pregnancy. Though 85% had ...
