Teaching About Sexuality and HIV: Principles and Methods for Effective Education [Paperback]

Evonne M. Hedgepeth (Author), Joan Helmich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0814735355 | ISBN-13: 978-0814735350

The emergence of the AIDS pandemic has forced a sea of change in the debate over sexuality education. Even schools previously reluctant to offer sexuality education now face HIV/AIDS education mandates.

Teaching About Sexuality and HIV provides professionals with an integrated, accessible text on the principles, methods, and special issues surrounding sexuality education today. Chapters discuss such subjects as Effective Sexuality and HIV Education: What Works and Why, Creating a Productive Learning Environment, and Introspective Methods: Helping Learners See Relevance, and Methods for Helping Learners Develop Skills. This practical, original, and user-friendly guide will be invaluable to anyone whose work is connected with health and sexuality education.

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"This book is the most comprehensive book to date to help teachers and community health educators understand the 'how' and 'why' of effective HIV/AIDS prevention and sexuality education."

-SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US),

About the Author

Evonne Hedgepeth, Ph.D. is Executive Director of Lifespan Education in Olympia, Washington and has served as adjunct faculty at four colleges. Both have worked as public school teachers, community health educators, teacher-trainers and consultants in sexuality education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: NYU Press (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814735355
• ISBN-13: 978-0814735350
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #803,957 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A truly great resource, August 18, 2000

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Sandy Rice (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching About Sexuality and HIV: Principles and Methods for Effective Education (Hardcover)

I wish I could provide this book to everyone who teaches about sexuality and HIV, as well as those who make policy, funding, administrative, and other decisions about sexuality and/or HIV education. This is the single best resource on this topic in existence for new educators and veterans.

It's all here: theoretical foundations for educational programs; descriptions, definitions and samples of a wide range of teaching/training methods (enough lectures, already!); how-to-choose which methods, when, why, and for whom; and a historical and current context for sexuality education. This comprehensive content is presented in a variety of ways, including real stories, some funny, some sad, all well-chosen to illustrate and enrich the valuable teachings.

If you're only going to buy one resource on sexuality/HIV education, make it this one.