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Contrasting Sexual Education Approaches: Iowa vs Netherlands

Explore the differing sexual education policies and practices in Iowa and the Netherlands, comparing topics like curriculum structure, school and home discussions, and impact on teen pregnancy and STI rates. Learn about potential mediations to adapt Iowa's policies towards a more open and comprehensive approach.

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Contrasting Sexual Education Approaches: Iowa vs Netherlands

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  1. Sexual Education in Iowa vs. Netherlands Zach Dahl

  2. Overview • Iowa Policies and Views • Netherlands policies and Views • Mediation between to change Iowa’s sexual education policies

  3. Iowa • Different Policies for Elementary, Middle, and High School • Taught in specific units • Generally not talked about at home • Abstinence Plus Programs

  4. Netherlands • Open talk policy in schools • Teachers talk about sex as children develop during k-12 • Talked about openly at home

  5. Teen Pregnancy Rating

  6. Teen Gonorrhea Rate

  7. Teen Chlamydia Rate

  8. Mediation • Change current guidelines so teachers teach sexual education in all k-12 grades • Have parent opt-out system • Talk about sex openly in schools to establish the topic as personal enrichment rather than a taboo subject

  9. Works Cited • Alford, Sue, and Debra Hauser. "Adolescent Sexual Health in Europe and the U.S. - Why the Difference?." Advocates for Youth. Advocates for Youth, Sep 2009. Web. 4 Nov 2012. • "Sexuality education in the Netherlands." Rutgers WPF. CPF Keur, IPPF. Web. 4 Nov 2012.

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