Sex-related education policy and practices in Mississippi public schools
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Contributor(s):
- Center for Mississippi Health Policy, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [Jackson, Mississippi], : Center for Mississippi Health Policy, September 2015
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Health Policy Schools Sex Education -- statistics & numerical data Curriculum Sex Education -- legislation & jurisprudence Sex Education -- methods Sexual Abstinence Humans Mississippi United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- This report summarizes the findings from the 2015 evaluation of Sex-Related Education (SRE) policies and practices in Mississippi public schools and, whenever possible, compares findings to the 2012 evaluation of the implementation of SRE policy in Mississippi (Kolbo, Werle, Harbaugh, & Arrington, 2012). This report includes both quantitative and qualitative data collected from SRE instructors via written surveys and focus groups. Both the 2012 and 2015 studies were collaborative efforts between the Mississippi Department of Education, Mississippi State Department of Health, and The University of Southern Mississippi. The evaluation was intended to assess the implementation of Section 37-13-171 and 37-13-173, Mississippi Code 1972, as amended through the passage of House Bill 999 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature. Accordingly, each local school board was to adopt a SRE policy to implement Abstinence-Only (AO) or Abstinence-Plus (AP) education into its local school district's curriculum by June 30, 2012, or to adopt the SRE program developed by the Mississippi Department of Human Services and the Mississippi State Department of Health.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (52 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101723640 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101723640