Sexuality education in Greek schools: Student experience and recommendations

With the aim of eliciting input from Greek college students about school-based sexuality education, 92 Greek and 47 other nationals responded to two questionnaires that assessed self-appraised, sex-related descriptors, personal experience with, and recommendations for school-based sexuality education. The Greek public school was found to deliver unsatisfying sexuality education, of mostly one semester duration, to only about one third of its students, who become sexually active earlier than other nationals. Although the school ranked last among main sources of information on sexuality, and Greek youth considered the school less important than other nationals as a source of sexuality information, all youths unanimously asked for school-based sexuality education, to be repeated at different grade levels and delivered by a specially trained and approachable teacher, covering physiological and interpersonal aspects of sexuality. Findings are discussed in light of past research and recommendations made for improving sex education in Greek schools.

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Publisher: Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality
Edition: Volume 13, May 22, 2010
Year of Publication: 2010
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