Embracing teen sexuality: Teenagers’ assessment of sexuality education in Uganda

The (mis)match between sexuality education programs in school and the expectations of Ecuadorian adolescents

“…Overall, the empirical findings revealed that adolescents are rather highly satisfied with the sexuality education they receive in school, with the highest scores the actual sexuality education they received (SSE), and somehow lower scores regarding the professionalism of their teachers (SEPT). The rather high scores are in contrast with most literature where students generally express dissatisfaction with the received sexuality education (Alldred, 2007), mainly because of the too strong focus on the biological foundations of sexuality (Walters & Hayes, 2007) or the irrelevant, boring, repetitive, 'too scientific' and little realistic content (Allen, 2005;Muhanguzi & Ninsiima, 2011;Adams Tucker et al, 2016) that is often 'too rushed' or 'held too late ' (MacDonald et al, 2011). Also the rather relatively high average scores in relation to teachers' professionalism (SEPT) are different from earlier studies that documented how students are not satisfied with the way their teachers handle sexuality education courses, and believe teachers need to improve their knowledge, skills, attitudes and teaching methods (Hilton, 2003;Allen, 2005;Muhanguzi & Ninsiima, 2011).…”

“…Being context-sensitive also requires that sexuality education programs are aligned with adolescents' specific circumstances and unique characteristics (DiCenso, Guyatt, Willan, & Griffith, 2002;Helmich, 2009;MacDonald et al, 2011;Schmidt et al, 2015;Simovska & Kane, 2015;Thomas & Aggleton, 2016). Literature points at the need to teach sexuality education in a developmentally appropriate way, acknowledging that adolescents' development may differ in specific cultures and contexts (World Health Organization, 2010;Muhanguzi & Ninsiima, 2011;Das, 2014;Thomas & Aggleton, 2016).…”

...hablando del derecho a la Educación Sexual Integral: la voz de los adolescentes en Ecuador

“…Los resultados de las percepciones de los adolescentes respecto al desempeño de sus docentes difieren en relación a estudios previos. Investigaciones en el área han documentado que los estudiantes no están satisfechos con la manera como sus maestros manejan la educación sexual por un lado y, consideran que sus profesores necesitan mejorar sus conocimientos, habilidades, actitudes y métodos de enseñanza, por otro lado (Hilton, 2003;Allen, 2005;Muhanguzi & Ninsiima, 2011).…”

“…Complementariamente, los resultados acerca del menor nivel de satisfacción de los adolescentes varones con el desempeño de sus docentes en educación sexual son consistentes con estudios previos (Lupton & Tulloch, 1996;Hilton, 2003;Muhanguzi & Ninsiima, 2011). Estos hallazgos pueden también ser explicados por patrones culturales influenciando el comportamiento sexual de adolescentes varones y mujeres.…”

Child Marriage, Agency, and Schooling in Rural Honduras

“…When we asked a group of female teachers about girls' decisions to elope, they glanced knowingly at each other until one replied, giggling, "se van por calentura" (they go because they are horny). A growing body of work calls for attention to girls' sexuality (e.g., Tolman 2002;Mkhwanazi 2011;Muhanguzi and Ninsiima 2011). A deeper understanding and acknowledgement of how consensual courtship and adolescent sexuality play a role in child marriage is urgently needed.…”