Investigating Stakeholders' Perceptions Of The Link Between High Std Rates And The Current Baltimore City Public Schools' Sex Education Curriculum

dc.contributor.advisorMartin-Dunlop, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorBolden, Shenell
dc.contributor.departmentAdvanced Studies, Leadership, and Policyen_US
dc.contributor.programMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-27T16:11:55Z
dc.date.available2018-04-27T16:11:55Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this exploratory study was to examine key stakeholders' perceptions of the current Baltimore City Public Schools' (BCPS) sex education curriculum and to gain insight into how they believe the curriculum could be modified to be more effective. A mixed methods approach using qualitative and quantitative data collection consisting of a survey, focus group interview, and individual interviews was conducted to gather information on stakeholders' perceptions. The stakeholders included: (1) former students who received their sex education courses in the Baltimore City Public School system (BCPS); (2) teachers in BCPS who were affiliated with the sex education curriculum; (3) health care professionals who screened and/or treated East Baltimore City residents for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and; (4) one policy maker who was responsible for creating sex education curriculum at the national level. Analysis of the quantitative data from former Baltimore City Public School students revealed a general satisfaction with the current sex education curriculum. However, qualitative data from the same group of stakeholders revealed several changes they thought should be implemented into the program in an effort to improve the current curriculum. Findings from the other groups after qualitative analysis of the interviews suggest three major themes in support of curriculum change: (1) a blended curriculum that integrates both the cognitive and affective learning domains; (2) knowledge of prevention of STD's and pregnancy; and (3) authentic teaching and learning. Results from this study strongly suggest that the Baltimore City Public School system is apathetic to the sexual health needs of students and, therefore, is inadvertently contributing to the high rate of sexually transmitted diseases among young people. Keywords: Abstinence, Affective domain, Indoctrination, Behavior Modification, Cognitive domain, Sex education curriculum, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
dc.genretheses
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2KS6J73B
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/10684
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtMorgan State University
dc.rightsThis item is made available by Morgan State University for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner.
dc.subjectBehavior modificationen_US
dc.subjectScience--Study and teachingen_US
dc.subjectSexually transmitted diseasesen_US
dc.subjectAffective educationen_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectSexual abstinenceen_US
dc.subjectSex instructionen_US
dc.titleInvestigating Stakeholders' Perceptions Of The Link Between High Std Rates And The Current Baltimore City Public Schools' Sex Education Curriculum
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