‘Sex Is Not Just about Ovaries.’ Youth Participatory Research on Sexuality Education in The Netherlands
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Recruitment of the Peer Researchers
2.3. Capacity Building and Coaching of Peer Researchers
2.4. Data Collection
2.5. Data Analysis
2.6. Ethics
3. Results
3.1. Young People Express a Strong Need for More Sexuality Education during Their Whole School Career
3.2. Sexuality Education Should Cover More Issues
3.3. Sexuality Education Requires a Safe Atmosphere and a Self-Confident and Sensitive Teacher
3.4. Young People Want Diverse Teaching Methods
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Method | Aim | Questions |
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Semi-structured Interviews | Contributes to research question 2, 3, and 4 by exploring:
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Focus Group Discussions | Contributes to research question 1, 2, 3, and 4 by exploring more in-depth:
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Photovoice Sessions | Contributes to research question 1 by exploring in a visual way: What good sexuality education looks like, in the eyes of pupils | What does good sexuality education look like? |
School | Girls (n = 13) | Boys (n = 4) | Other (n = 0) | Total (n = 17) |
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1 | 3 | 3 | ||
2 | 2 | 2 | ||
3 | 2 | 2 | ||
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
6 | 2 | 2 |
School | Location | Education Type | Religious Affiliation | Composition School Population | Sex Education Methods |
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1 | Boxtel (rural) | HAVO/VWO (middle and higher level) | Roman Catholic | Mainly white | Biology textbooks |
2 | Rotterdam (urban) | Gymnasium (Higher level) | Christian | Mainly white | Biology textbooks |
3 | Hengelo (rural) | HAVO/VWO (middle and higher level) | Public | Mainly white | Biology textbooks |
4 | Almere (urban) | VMBO/HAVO/VWO (all levels) | Christian | Multicultural | Biology textbooks |
5 | Althorn (rural) | HAVO/VWO (middle and higher level) | Roman Catholic | Multicultural | Biology textbooks, Gender and Sexuality Alliance |
6 | Breda (urban) | VMBO/HAVO/VWO (all levels) | Public | Multicultural | Biology textbooks; method Long Live Love |
Participants. | Girls (n = 156) | Boys (n = 144) | Other (n = 0) | ||
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Educational Level | Educational Level | ||||
Practice-Based | Theory-Based | Practice-Based | Theory-Based | Total | |
Peer researchers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
Participants interviews | 26 | 71 | 32 | 67 | 196 |
Participants FGD | 3 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 42 |
Photovoice participants | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 45 |
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Cense, M.; Grauw, S.d.; Vermeulen, M. ‘Sex Is Not Just about Ovaries.’ Youth Participatory Research on Sexuality Education in The Netherlands. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228587
Cense M, Grauw Sd, Vermeulen M. ‘Sex Is Not Just about Ovaries.’ Youth Participatory Research on Sexuality Education in The Netherlands. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(22):8587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228587
Chicago/Turabian StyleCense, Marianne, Steven de Grauw, and Manouk Vermeulen. 2020. "‘Sex Is Not Just about Ovaries.’ Youth Participatory Research on Sexuality Education in The Netherlands" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 22: 8587. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228587