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Please Teach Students that Sex is a Healthy Part of Growing Up”

Australian Students’ Desires for Relationships and Sexuality Education

Bibliographic Data

ID12801351
AuthorsA Waling (0000-0003-1370-5600, La Trobe University, corresponding author), Christopher Fisher (0000-0001-8757-0847, La Trobe University), Paulina Ezer (0000-0002-5381-0790, La Trobe University), Lucille Kerr (0000-0002-6171-3106, La Trobe University), Roz Bellamy (0000-0002-6729-1354, La Trobe University), J Lucke (0000-0002-2885-5292, La Trobe University)
Year2020
Volume18
Issue4
Pages1113-1128
Publication date2020-11-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSexuality Research and Social Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1553-6610 • E-ISSN: 1868-9884
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s13178-020-00516-z
OpenAlexW3105448112
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited60

Curriculum · Human sexuality · Pedagogy · Pleasure · Population · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Sex education · Sexuality education · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

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  • Restricted to the “Traditional Female Role”

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  • Students’ perceptions of relationships and sexuality education in Australian schools from 2013 to 2024

    Open Access•Sylvia Kauer, Jennifer Power•Health Education Journal•2026

  • Perceptions, Experiences, and Needs of Adolescents About School-Based Sexual Health Education

    Open Access•Shefaly Shorey, Crystal Min Siu Chua•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2023

  • Young people and sexual pleasure in Netflix’s Sex Education

    Open Access•Louisa Allen•Sex Education•2025

  • ‘Sex is so much more than penis in vagina’

    Open Access•Ruby Sciberras, Claire Tanner•Sex Education•2024

  • Young adult perspectives on sexuality education in Australia

    Open Access•Sarah Vrankovich, Gemma Hamilton et al.•Sex Education•2025

  • Aboriginal adults’ perspectives on talking with young people about sexual health and relationships in two communities in Western Sydney, Australia

    Open Access•Kacey Martin, J Bryant et al.•Sex Education•2026

  • ‘Pay close attention to what my eyes are saying without having to spell it out’

    Open Access•A Waling•Sexualities•2023

  • Pornography Consumption Among Young People

    Open Access•Berta Vall, Jaume Grané-Morcillo et al.•Sexuality Research and Social…•2025

  • Boys, academic achievement and ‘Crisis’ talk

    Open Access•Lisa Holohan, Garth D Stahl•Gender and Education•2025

  • A Scoping Review Exploring LGBTQIA+ Student Perspectives on the Inclusivity and Effectiveness of School-Based Sexuality Education in Australia

    Open Access•Ella Dingle, Joel Anderson•Journal of Homosexuality•2026

  • Aboriginal young people’s perspectives and experiences of accessing sexual health services and sex education in Australia

    Open Access•Simon Graham, Kacey Martin et al.•Global Public Health•2023

  • Western Sydney Migrant and Refugee Youths’ Perspectives about Access and Use of Contraception in Australia

    Open Access•Angus Lam, Yuk Kit Angus Lam et al.•Sexuality Research and Social…•2026

  • Embarrassment, Shame, and Reassurance

    Open Access•A Waling, Adrian Farrugia et al.•Sexuality Research and Social…•2022

  • Making epistemic citizens

    Open Access•Fraser, David Moore et al.•Social Science & Medicine•2021

  • The ins and outs of bodies

    Open Access•Kathleen A Hare•Discourse Studies in the Cultural…•2024

  • Do different sources of sexuality education contribute differently to sexual health and well-being outcomes? Examining sexuality education in Spain and Portugal

    Open Access•D Rodrigues, A Catarina Carvalho et al.•Journal of Social and Personal…•2024

  • Sexuality in School

    Jen Gilbert•Sexuality in School•2014

  • International technical guidance on sexuality education

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  • Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood

    Kerry H Robinson•Innocence, knowledge, and the…•2013

  • What is best practice in sex and relationship education? A synthesis of evidence, including stakeholders’ views

    Open Access•Pandora Pound, Sarah Denford et al.•BMJ Open•2017

  • What do young people think about their school-based sex and relationship education? A qualitative synthesis of young people's views and experiences

    Open Access•Pandora Pound, Rebecca Langford et al.•BMJ Open•2016

  • Sexuality Education and Desire

    M Fine, Sara I Mcclelland et al.•Harvard Educational Review•2006

  • In the Dark

    Open Access•Katrina Kubicek, William J Beyer et al.•Health Education & Behavior•2010

  • Achieving Integration in Mixed Methods Designs—Principles and Practices

    Open Access•Michael D Fetters, Leslie A Curry et al.•Health Services Research•2013

  • Risky Lessons

    Jessica Fields, Jessica S Fields•Risky Lessons: Sex Education and…•2020

  • Teaching pleasure and danger in sexuality education

    Vanessa Cameron-Lewis, Louisa Allen•Sex Education•2013

  • ‘It's all scientific to me’

    Alan Mckee, Anne-Frances Watson et al.•Sex Education•2014

  • A critical discourse analysis of sexuality education in the Australian curriculum

    Paulina Ezer, T Jones et al.•Sex Education•2019

  • Sex education in Northern Ireland schools

    B Rolston, Dirk Schubotz et al.•Sex Education•2005

  • Asking to listen

    Jo-Ann Macdonald, Anita J Gagnon et al.•Sex Education•2011

  • The use and misuse of pleasure in sex education curricula

    Sharon Lamb, Kara Lustig et al.•Sex Education•2013

  • Listening to the boys again

    Gillian L S Hilton•Sex Education•2007

  • How they got it and how they wanted it

    Graham Brown, A Garth Sorenson et al.•Sex Education•2012

  • ‘It's not who they are it's what they are like ’

    Louisa Allen•Sex Education•2009

  • Improving sexual health for young people

    Janet Helmer, K Senior et al.•Sex Education•2015

  • The provision of sexual health education in Australia

    Amanda Smith, Nina Fotinatos et al.•Sex Education•2013

  • Relationships and sexuality education topics taught in Western Australian secondary schools during 2014

    Erin McKay, Carl Vlazny et al.•Sex Education•2017

  • Sex and relationships education, sexual health, and lesbian, gay and bisexual sexual cultures

    E Formby•Sex Education•2011

  • School-based relationship and sexuality education

    Paulina Ezer, Lucille Kerr et al.•Sex Education•2020

  • Youth participation in setting the agenda

    Siobhán O’Higgins, Siobhán O'Higgins et al.•Sex Education•2010

  • 'They Think You Shouldn't be Having Sex Anyway'

    Open Access•Louisa Allen•Sexualities•2008

  • Absent sexual scripts

    Jennifer Power, Ruth Mcnair et al.•Culture Health & Sexuality•2009

  • In Search of Critical Pedagogy in Sexuality Education

    Fida Sanjakdar, Louisa Allen et al.•The Review of Education Pedagogy…•2015

  • Slut-shaming, girl power and ‘sexualisation’

    Jessica Ringrose, E Renold•Gender and Education•2012

  • Global perspectives and key debates in sex and relationships education

    Cindy H Blair•Gender and Education•2016

  • The Menstrual Mark

    Open Access•Ingrid Johnston‐Robledo, Ingrid Johnston-Robledo et al.•Sex Roles•2011

  • Funding for Abstinence-Only Education and Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention

    Arthur M Fox, Ashley M Fox et al.•American Journal of Public Health•2019

  • If You Teach Them, They Will Come

    Open Access•Toronto Teen Survey Research Team, Vanessa Oliver et al.•Canadian Journal of Public Health•2013

  • Gender Balance, Representativeness, and Statistical Power in Sexuality Research Using Undergraduate Student Samples

    Open Access•Emily R Dickinson, MONIKA ELBERT et al.•Archives of Sexual Behavior•2012

  • Using thematic analysis in psychology

    Open Access•Braun, Virginia Braun et al.•Qualitative Research in Psychology•2006

  • Sexuality, Schooling, and Adolescent Females

    M Fine•Harvard Educational Review•1988

  • Qualitative Data Analysis for Health Services Research

    Open Access•Elizabeth H Bradley, Leslie A Curry et al.•Health Services Research•2007

  • Qualitative Content Analysis

    Open Access•Satu Elo, Maria Kääriäinen et al.•SAGE Open•2014

  • Why Won't They Listen to Us

    Open Access•Sonja Grover, Sonja C Grover•Childhood•2004

  • Examining the Concept of Choice in Sexual Health Interventions for Young People

    Open Access•Gary Spencer, Grace Spencer et al.•Youth & Society•2014

Unique citing works19
Citations per year3,8
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 18
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