Comprehensive sexuality education provision
Module 1
Comprehensive sexuality education provision
Assignment
January 24, 2022 - Geneva
Assignment (20 marks in total)
Answer the following questions using the clues provided to review the selected aspects of the relevant documents.
Question 1 (1 mark)
Why do adolescents need comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)? – identify one reason.
Clue: Refer to page 6 of the International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education.
Question 2 (2 marks)
What according to you is the biggest operational constraint in the provision of CSE in your country, and why?
Clue: Refer to page 7 of the document Facing the Facts: The case for sexuality education. Support your answer with a journal paper or a report from your country.
Question 3 (1 mark)
In what way could CSE be integrated into your country’s educational curriculum?
Clue: Refer to page 7 of the document Facing the Facts: The case for sexuality education. Support your answer with a journal paper or a report from your country.
Regional case study 1
Question 4 (3 marks)
Identify three strategies that Aahung and Rutgers used to build community support for CSE in Pakistan?
Clue: Refer to page 130, Figure 1, Strategies used by Aahung and Rutgers Pakistan to build community support for their sexuality education programs.
Question 5 (5 marks)
5.1 Within the ecological framework, what are the levels of influences that need to be understood when planning to deliver sexuality education to adolescents? (4 mark)
(Clue: Page 130-131, Understanding local context)
5.2 In the case of Aahung and Rutgers, who were the gatekeepers or influential people in the lives of adolescents that were engaged and sensitized? (1 mark)
(Clue: Page 132, Engaging gatekeepers through outreach and sensitization)
Regional case study 2
Wahba MM (2020). Sexuality Education; Needed but Disputable?. In eLS, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (Ed.).
Question 6 (3 marks)
How is CSE different from sexuality education?
(Clue: Sexual education: Are we reading on the same page?
Question 7 (5 marks)
7.1 What are the considerations that the International Technical Guidance suggests when designing a school-based CSE program? (3 marks)
(Clue: Designing a sexuality education program)
7.2 What did the Egyptian Family Health Society (EFHS) do to understand the needs of adolescents related to sexuality education before initiating their school-based SE program? (1 mark)
(Clue: Needs Assessment)
7.3 What were the protocols used to respond to sensitive questions asked during the EFHS’ seminars? (1 mark)
(Clue: Needs Assessment)