High school education as a space of struggle Deconstructing the discourse on sexuality in Costa Rica, 1960-2018
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Description: | In 1985, so-called sexual guides texts were developed to provide support material for the development of lessons on affectivity and sexuality in Costa Rican high schools. Since then, fierce opposition to a new, more scientific and inclusive material sparked a years-long controversy between conservative and religious groups and the need to provide a more realistic education for youth. This article argues that the sex education programs have been the subject of constant criticism and discussions of ideological origin, which has led Costa Rican secondary education to become a space of dispute; where the adult-centered representation has crossed the discourse on sexuality/sexualities and has left aside the opinion of the most important segment: the teenage student |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Language: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/16071 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/tdna/article/view/16071 |
| Keyword: | Sexuality corporeality power discourse educational programs Costa Rica Temas de Nuestra América sexualidad corporalidad poder discurso programas educativos Sexualidade corporeidade |