Sex Education
The debate over sex education in schools has raged since the 1960's when the government first provided funding to create a sex education teacher manual. Today the debate still goes on over sex education as those espousing abstinence first programs go head to head with those who believe that teaching abstinence does not work in today's world.
Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Published by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, this guide has been published for over ten years. Its aim is to provide educators with information to help create new sex education programs or to critically examine current ones. Requires Adobe Acrobat to read.
Published by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, this guide has been published for over ten years. Its aim is to provide educators with information to help create new sex education programs or to critically examine current ones. Requires Adobe Acrobat to read.
Sex Education that Works
This site espouses the view that rather than scare kids away from sex or provide sex education based on abstinence, students should be well informed about sexuality and sex.
This site espouses the view that rather than scare kids away from sex or provide sex education based on abstinence, students should be well informed about sexuality and sex.
Arguments Against Abstinence-Only Sex Education
From SIECUS, this fact sheet provides research and arguments against abstinence-only sex education.
From SIECUS, this fact sheet provides research and arguments against abstinence-only sex education.
Choosing the Best: Abstinence-Only Sex Education Program Research
Choosing the Best is a curriculum designed to teach abstinence-only sex education. This page is the research results concerning the effectiveness of this program.
Choosing the Best is a curriculum designed to teach abstinence-only sex education. This page is the research results concerning the effectiveness of this program.
PBS Feature About Abstinence-Only Sex Education
Read the text of this PBS feature concerning different views on abstinence-only sex education and its effectiveness.
Read the text of this PBS feature concerning different views on abstinence-only sex education and its effectiveness.