TY - JOUR
T1 - Review of the Role of Faith- and Community-Based Organizations in Providing Comprehensive Sexuality Education
AU - Landry, David J.
AU - Lindberg, Laura Duberstein
AU - Gemmill, Alison
AU - Boonstra, Heather
AU - Finer, Lawrence B.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Susheela Singh for helpful input throughout the development of this report. The authors also appreciate the participation of the expert panel members listed in Appendix 1. The research on which this article is based was supported by the Ford Foundation. The views expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the funder or the expert panel members.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - This article reviews the role of faith- and community-based organizations in providing comprehensive sexuality education for adolescents in the United States. To gather information about these organizations, a broad approach was used that included a formal literature review, systematic searches through organizational Web sites, and the convening of a panel of experts who support comprehensive sexuality education in faith- and communitybased organizations. This paper provides an overview of the context in which community- and faith-based organizations provide comprehensive sexuality education, the various approaches taken, and the challenges, needs, and recommendations for these programs.
AB - This article reviews the role of faith- and community-based organizations in providing comprehensive sexuality education for adolescents in the United States. To gather information about these organizations, a broad approach was used that included a formal literature review, systematic searches through organizational Web sites, and the convening of a panel of experts who support comprehensive sexuality education in faith- and communitybased organizations. This paper provides an overview of the context in which community- and faith-based organizations provide comprehensive sexuality education, the various approaches taken, and the challenges, needs, and recommendations for these programs.
KW - Community-based organizations
KW - Comprehensive sexuality education
KW - Faith-based organizations
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U2 - 10.1080/07370008.2010.547372
DO - 10.1080/07370008.2010.547372
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:79952714054
SN - 1554-6128
VL - 6
SP - 75
EP - 103
JO - American Journal of Sexuality Education
JF - American Journal of Sexuality Education
IS - 1
ER -