A Cross-Cultural Examination of Curriculum and Sexuality Outcomes in Primary School

• Authors: Róbert Osaďan , Yasmin Safir
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, sexuality will be examined with regards to the parental attitudes as well as the public curriculum of various countries across the globe at the primary school level. The outcomes will be explored in relation to the type of education and dissemination of information provided to children and conclusions will be made based on these outcomes. The countries of Canada, the United States, Kenya, Australia and Ghana will be studied in detail. The outcomes will be looked at within some global comparison and proportions.

Keywords

EN

sexuality; outcomes; cross-cultural; parental attitudes

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Acta Technologica Dubnicae
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 67-72

Dates

published

2014-12-01

online

2015-04-10

Contributors

author

Róbert Osaďan

author

Yasmin Safir

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/atd-2015-0007