Revitalizing Sex Education for Chinese Children: A Formative Study

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.01707v1
• Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:26:48 GMT
• Title: Revitalizing Sex Education for Chinese Children: A Formative Study
• Authors: Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou, Yilin Zhu, Jingwen Shan, Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo, Hee Rin Lee
• Abstract summary: School-based sex education for Chinese children was currently insufficient and restrictive. Involving parents in sex education posed several challenges, such as a lack of sexuality and pedagogy knowledge. Culture and politics were major hurdles to effective sex education.
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• Abstract: Sex education helps children obtain knowledge and awareness of sexuality, and protects them against sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and sexual abuse. Sex education is not well taught to children in China -- both school-based education and parental communication on this topic are limited. To interrogate the status quo of sex education in China and explore suitable interventions, we conducted a series of formative studies including interviews and social media analysis. Multiple stakeholders such as children, parents, education practitioners, and the general public were engaged for an in-depth understanding of their unique needs regarding teaching and learning sex education. We found that school-based sex education for Chinese children was currently insufficient and restrictive. Involving parents in sex education posed several challenges, such as a lack of sexuality and pedagogy knowledge, and embarrassment in initiating sex education conversations. Culture and politics were major hurdles to effective sex education. Based on the findings, we reflect on the complex interactions between culture, politics, education policy, and pedagogy, and discuss situated design of sex education in broader cultural and social contexts.

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