Annotated Bibliography: Sexual Education in Schools
Jessica Concha
University of Texas at El Paso
ENGL 1311
October 26, 2012
Jorge Gomez
Annotated Bibliography on Sexual Education in Schools
Ali, L., Scelfo, J., Downey, S., & Juarez, V. (2002). Choosing Virginity. (Cover story). Newsweek, 140(24), 60. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
In this article Ali, Scelfo and Juarez, mention that the number of abstinent teens has risen ten percent between 1991 and 2001; they assume it is largely in part because of evangelical Christians. The authors also mention that teaching abstinence is not enough; they argue that they should also teach how to have safe sex in the case that they decide to do so. This article also shares the stories of teens that choose not to have sex; they have chosen to abstain from sex for their own reasons. Although this article was interesting to read, I will not be able to use it in my paper because it only mentions one thing that I agree with; the rest of the article focuses on why teens choose to be abstinent and that is not my main research focus.
Denny, G., & Young, M. (2006). An Evaluation of an Abstinence-Only Sex Education Curriculum: An 18-Month Follow-up. Journal of School Health, 76(8), 414-422. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00135.x
In this article, Denny and Young conduct a follow-up evaluation on an abstinence-only program. The follow-up was based on 15 students recruited to participate in the project conducted at elementary, middle and high schools. The article then goes on to explain the method in which the experiment would be conducted, the training the teacher’s had, the testing instruments, the procedure of the project, and finally the outcomes of the experiment. This article will be very useful in my paper because it shows the effect abstinence-only programs has on students, and it also states that abstinence-only programs have positive benefits to students who participate in them.
Early adolescent abstinence program found to help delay intercourse. (2010). Contemporary Sexuality, 44(4), 7. Retrieved from EBSCOhost
In this article, sixth and seventh graders were placed in one of five sexual education groups; the groups were abstinence-only intervention, safer sex-only intervention, comprehensive intervention, and general-health-promotion intervention. The author of this article mentions that they focused on sixth and seventh graders because they had less experience with sexual intercourse, although before the study 23% of them had already had sexual intercourse. They had a follow-up on students after 24 months and the abstinence-only program had the lowest rate of reported sex during the follow-up period. This article shows the effect of abstinence-only programs but does not mention how it got that result or what was taught in these different groups, therefore it is not really a good source for my paper.
Jeffries, W. L., Dodge, B., Bandiera, F. C., & Reece, M. (2010). Beyond abstinence-only: relationships between abstinence education and comprehensive topic instruction. Sex Education, 10(2), 171-185. doi:10.1080/14681811003666317
The authors of this article discuss the differences and similarities between the governments funded abstinence-only-until-marriage education, AOE, and comprehensive sexuality education, CSE. Jeffries, Bandera and Reece discuss the main topics of interest of these programs and what the programs are supposed to teach. The authors also gather data about the teachers who teach this subject in schools. They find out what education the teachers have about the topic and what they actually teach in the class. I find that this article would be a good source for my paper on sexual education because it states how these programs have helped reduce sexual intercourse and have provided adolescents with knowledge about sex. It also gives me more detail about what topics are covered by most sexual education teachers and which topics are mostly avoided by them.
Kelly, K. (2005). JUST DON'T DO IT! (Cover story). U.S. News & World Report, 139(14), 44-51. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
This article mainly focuses on the parent’s view of sexual intercourse. They believe and put forward the excuse: “what if my son/daughter can not say no to sex?” They also believe that parents should not speak about politics, sex, and religion with their children. They ask themselves, “Are we teaching our kids too much about sex? Or too little?” Although they believe sex should be a private matter they realize it is not. Sex is a public matter taught in public schools but yet a controversial issue. This article mentions a lot of issues concerned with sexual education and will be somewhat useful in my paper about sexual education in schools.
Sullivan, A. (2009). How to End The War Over Sex Ed. Time, 173(12), 40-43. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
In this article the author introduces a young woman named Jewel Morris-Davis; she shares her story about being the first person in her family to reach the age of sixteen without getting pregnant or getting someone pregnant. The author states that this is because South Carolina is the only state in the nation that requires schools to teach a certain amount of hours of sexual education. Sullivan mentions that comprehensive sexual education, CSE, is most effective in abstinence and is in favor of what the parents want children to learn about sex. The article also mentions that CSE, taught by a teacher named Kristen Jordan (along with others), is also helping reduce the number of sexually active teens and teen pregnancies. This article was very interesting and very useful to my paper because it mentions how CSE helps reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and gives much knowledge on sex to those who are looking for it.
Vail, K. (2005). TEACHING ABOUT: Sexuality. American School Board Journal, 192(11), 18-21. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
In this article, Vail mentions that during a board meeting Wilkinson addressed the issue that parents of students did not know that their children were being taught about contraceptives and abortion in their sexual education classes. This bothered Wilkinson because she thought parents should be aware of it. Vail goes on to mention that sexuality has become a huge controversy when it comes to the education of it. During the board meeting they also discussed what should be taught in their sexual education classes instead of speaking about whether or not Planned Parenthood should teach their children. This article will not be very useful in my paper because it fails to mention benefits from sexual education; it mainly focuses on what should be taught in the course.
Wilson, K. L., & Wiley, D. C. (2009). Influence of Materials on Teacher Adoption of Abstinence-Only- Until-Marriage Programs. Journal of School Health, 79(12), 565-574. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00450.x
In this article the authors introduce a research conducted on teacher and their beliefs of sexual education being taught in their school. During this research they found that many teachers would agree that sexual education be taught in their school, but do not know if the school received funding to be able to do so. The authors go on to discuss the way to adopt a sexual education system in schools and conclude that it is a very long process. Although this paper was very interesting, it does not support my idea on sexual education therefore I will not be able to use it in my research paper. But, this article does provide very good insight about the sexual education system in schools.
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