Participation Type
Poster
Session Title
Session 3.09 Poster Session
Presentation #1 Title
Educational Practices in Sex Education in Appalachia
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
This presentation will address the importance of sexual education provided to children of various ages in West Virginia schools as it relates to reducing negative outcomes such as teenage pregnancy, abortion, and sexually transmitted infections. Information regarding the state and county guidelines regarding sexual education and the results of a survey of West Virginia college students regarding their high school sexual education experience will be presented. Specific emphasis will be on examining the degree to which students’ reported experiences align or fail to align with the stated educational objectives for the area of sexual education. Archival data on the incidence of teenage pregnancy, rate of abortion, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections will be discussed as well. The focus of the presentation will be on linking the guidelines to people’s recalled experiences as a way of determining whether there is variability among various school systems in terms of how they present information of sexuality. Implications for prevention within the larger Appalachian culture will be discussed.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Kasey Kizer is a senior undergraduate psychology major at Marshall University. She is a lifelong resident of West Virginia and plans to pursue a career in clinical psychology.
Educational Practices in Sex Education in Appalachia
MSC Lobby
This presentation will address the importance of sexual education provided to children of various ages in West Virginia schools as it relates to reducing negative outcomes such as teenage pregnancy, abortion, and sexually transmitted infections. Information regarding the state and county guidelines regarding sexual education and the results of a survey of West Virginia college students regarding their high school sexual education experience will be presented. Specific emphasis will be on examining the degree to which students’ reported experiences align or fail to align with the stated educational objectives for the area of sexual education. Archival data on the incidence of teenage pregnancy, rate of abortion, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections will be discussed as well. The focus of the presentation will be on linking the guidelines to people’s recalled experiences as a way of determining whether there is variability among various school systems in terms of how they present information of sexuality. Implications for prevention within the larger Appalachian culture will be discussed.
