The pedagogy of pedagogues for sexual education in Riobamba, Ecuador
A pilot approach to training sexual education facilitators in a Latin American and Spanish language setting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19515827 |
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| Authors | Eithan Kotkowski (0000-0002-4947-1343, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, corresponding author), Janet Realini (Healthy Futures of Texas), Janet P Realini (Futures Group (United States)), Valeria Cisneros (Cacha Medical Spanish Institute), Jason Rosenfeld (0000-0002-4353-2643, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center), Ruth Berggren (The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center), Carlos Gafas González (0000-0001-5361-5285, Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo), Garrett Kneese (0000-0002-0403-4457, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 289-303 |
| Publication date | 2022-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sex Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-1811 • E-ISSN: 1472-0825 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14681811.2021.1926961 |
| PMID | 35756501 |
| OpenAlex | W3165014531 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Educational efforts to reduce global rates of adolescent pregnancy vary widely with a significant deficiency found in the domain of sex education facilitator training. In this study, we sought to establish a pilot approach to comprehensive sex education facilitator training as applied in Riobamba, Ecuador. The approach was aligned with UNESCO recommendations for training facilitators using an adapted version of the U.S.-based Big Decisions curriculum. Four internationally recruited bilingual instructors led a six-day (27-hour) intensive training-of-facilitators programme with twenty trainees using the Big Decisions sex education curriculum. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted using various approaches: anonymised and pre/post-self-assessments, daily feedback surveys of self and instructors, and facilitation practice evaluations. Responses to anonymised surveys indicated improved self-perceived confidence in teaching each curriculum section. More objective pre- and post-teach-back evaluations showed improved ability to teach randomly assigned lessons as assessed by trainers. The pedagogy of facilitator training in comprehensive sex education seeks to combine evidence-informed and culturally appropriate approaches to training facilitators under unique local conditions using adapted assessment tools. This project revealed important culturally relevant insights that would be beneficial to the future training of comprehensive sex education facilitators working within culturally conservative communities, and Latin America in particular
Geography · Human sexuality · Latin Americans · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Sex education · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Psychology
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