Sexuality education in Australia and New Zealand: Responding to cultural and religious difference

  • Rasmussen, Mary (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
  • Aspin, Clive (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • Sanjakdar, Fida (Chief Investigator (CI))
  • Allen, Louisa Elizabeth (Partner Investigator (PI))
  • Quinlivan, Kathleen (Partner Investigator (PI))

    Project: Research

    Project Details

    Project Description

    Polarizing cultural, religious and secular disputes about sexuality education in schools have eroded its
    capacity to promote and maintain good health. Sexuality educators are often at a loss about how best to
    address this matter. This situation is exacerbated because the implications of cultural and religious
    differences for sexuality education are seriously under researched. This ethnographic project will explore how
    cultural and religious differences intersect with school-based sexuality education, identifying issues involved
    and the ways in which they may be addressed. It has the potential to enhance sexuality education as well as
    the sexual health and well-being of young people within and across cultural and religious divides.
    StatusFinished
    Effective start/end date4/01/1131/12/14

    Funding

    • Australian Research Council (ARC): A$60,000.00
    • University of Sydney