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ERIC Number: EJ1384274
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4764
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A Scoping Review of School-Based Sexuality Education for Children with Disabilities
Stoffers, Melissa; Barnes, Tia Navelene; Xia, Yu; Jackson, Jurni
Journal of Special Education, v57 n2 p94-105 Aug 2023
Individuals with disabilities often have limited access to school-based sexuality education (SE). This scoping review identified the characteristics of school-based SE intervention programs implemented for students with disabilities. Six electronic databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles: 30 articles published between 1969 and 2020 met inclusion criteria. Some interventions included children from multiple disability categories (n = 6) or were unclear about disability diagnoses (n = 3). Other interventions focused on specific disabilities, including intellectual and developmental disability (n = 8), learning disability (n = 4), autism (n = 3), physical disability (n = 3), emotional disturbance (n = 2), and hearing impairment (n = 1). Topics of instruction included comprehensive sexuality education (n = 8), the human body (n = 8), safety (n = 8), hygiene and menstrual care (n = 6), and social and relationship skills (n = 5). Few studies addressed students' intersectional identities.
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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