历史上被边缘化的青少年需要社区响应和灵活的性教育

The Need for Community-Responsive and Flexible Sex Ed for Historically Marginalized Youth

——原载《性研究和社会政策》2023年第20卷第1期——

<Sexuality Research and Social Policy>, 2023, 20 (1)

【摘要】导言：即使提供了性教育，美国的性教育也远未标准化。尽管研究探讨了美国各地性教育的实施方式和类型的差异，但历史上边缘化群体（拉丁裔/a/x、黑人、非裔美国人、LGBTQ +）中仍然存在性和生殖健康不平等。因此，迫切需要更好地了解这些社区接受有效性教育的系统性障碍。方法：我们采用参与式研究方法与社区咨询委员会 (CAB)（由新兴成年人和来自为青少年服务的社区组织 (CBO) 的服务提供者组成）合作，研究结构性障碍在马萨诸塞州如何导致青少年性与生殖健康 (ASRH) 不平等。我们于2020年12月至2021年5月期间，在斯普林菲尔德市 (n = 14) 和林恩市 (n = 9) 进行了CAB会议和半结构化访谈。结果：不灵活的资助准则、相关的基于证据的课程任务以及缺乏社区响应性教育，无法满足这些年轻人的性与生殖健康（SRH）需求。结论：必须重新审视当前基于证据的规定，以改善年轻人在公立学校获得优质性信息的机会。为了保证性教育课程以社区和人口为中心，为青少年服务的社区组织和学区之间的合作可以通过提供全面的、积极的和社区响应的课程来改善学生的整体体验和社会情感成长。

【关键词】公立学校体系；性教育；系统性障碍；边缘化青年；循证课程

[Abstract] Introduction: When it is offered, sexuality education in the USA is far from standardized. While studies have explored differences in delivery and type of sexuality education across the USA, sexual and reproductive health inequities persist among historically marginalized groups (Latino/a/x, Black, African American, LGBTQ +). There is a critical need to better understand the systemic barriers to receiving effective sexuality education in these communities. Methods: Participatory research methods were used in working with a community advisory board (CAB)—consisting of emerging adults and service providers from community-based organizations (CBOs) serving youth—to examine how structural barriers contribute to adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) inequities in Massachusetts. CAB meetings and semi-structured interviews were conducted in the cities of Springfield (n = 14) and Lynn (n = 9) between December 2020 and May 2021. Results: Inflexible funding guidelines, a related evidence-based curricular mandate, and a lack of community-responsive sexuality education fail to meet the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of these youth. Conclusions: Current evidence-based mandates must be revisited to improve young people’s access to quality sexuality information in public schools. To guarantee sexuality education curricula is centered in the context of the community and population in which it is implemented, collaboration between youth-serving CBOs and school districts could improve students’ overall experience and social-emotional growth by providing comprehensive, positive, and community-responsive curricula.

[Key words] Public school system; Sexuality education; Systemic barriers; Marginalized youth; Evidence-based curricula

论文原文：Isabella Caruso, Elizabeth Salerno Valdez, Camille Collins Lovell, Jazmine Chan, Elizabeth Beatriz & Aline Gubrium (2023). The Need for Community-Responsive and Flexible Sex Ed for Historically Marginalized Youth. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 20 (1): 94–102

https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-022-00717-8

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