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  • Sex Education in the Digital Era 

    Oosterhoff, Pauline; Müller, Catherine; Shephard, Kelly (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    Exploring sex and sexual relationships is an important part of adolescence, and therefore sex education should have a central role in adolescent emotional development as well as dealing with crucial public-health issues. Good ...
  • Sex Education in the Digital Era - Notes on Contributors 

    Oosterhoff, Pauline (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    This is the notes on contributors section of IDS Bulletin 48.1, 'Sex Education in the Digital Era'.
  • Introduction: Sex Education in the Digital Era 

    Oosterhoff, Pauline; Müller, Catherine; Shephard, Kelly (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    Young people all over the world are keen to learn about sex and relationships but are not finding the information they seek in their immediate environment. The internet provides them with a welcome alternative. In response ...
  • Enabling Online Safe Spaces: A Case Study of Love Matters Kenya 

    van Heijningen, Maaike; van Clief, Lindsay (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    For sexual health organisations, establishing a safe space to talk about sensitive topics is an important prerequisite for information exchange and open dialogue. With the popularity of social media and mobile phones, these ...
  • New Digital Ways of Delivering Sex Education: A Practice Perspective 

    Waldman, Linda; Amazon-Brown, Isabelle (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    This article explores new, under-researched genres of sex education for adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa resulting from access to the internet through mobile phones. It examines the history of developing online health ...
  • #ByeTaboo: Expanding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education* 

    Herbst, Natalia (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    This article examines the design and implementation of the sexual and reproductive health online platform #ChauTabú (#ByeTaboo) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from a practice perspective. Based on my experiences, I discuss ...
  • Digital Pathways to Sex Education 

    Müller, Catherine; Oosterhoff, Pauline; Chakkalackal, Michelle (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    For most young people in the world, sex and relationships have a big impact on their lives. However, various gatekeepers restrict reliable information on sexual health that has a positive take on pleasure and relationships. ...
  • Feeling ‘Blue’: Pornography and Sex Education in Eastern Africa* 

    Cheney, Kristen; Kamusiime, Annah; Mekonnen Yimer, Anteneh (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    This study examined young people’s exposure to sexually explicit media (SEM) in Ethiopia and Uganda, where comprehensive sexuality education is often lacking or even non-existent. Through mixed-method, youth-centred ...
  • Blurring the Boundaries of Public Health: It’s Time to Make Safer Sex Porn and Erotic Sex Education 

    Philpott, Anne; Singh, Arushi; Gamlin, Jennie (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    Unsafe sex is now the biggest risk factor for the death of young women globally and the second biggest for young men. Alongside this, pornography, which rarely shows safer sex, is one of the key channels for sex education ...
  • Sex Education in the Digital Era - Glossary 

    Oosterhoff, Pauline (Institute of Development Studies, 2017-02-08)
    This is the glossary to IDS Bulletin 48.1, 'Sex Education in the Digital Era'.