SexEd.edu?

Nearly 15 years ago, the Sexuality Information and
Education
Council of the United States (SIECUS) wrote that the
Internet would
be the next great technological medium and that its
inception would
usher forth a new era of comprehensive sexuality
education. Now,
nearly a decade into the 21st century, it is clear
that the Internet
increasingly pervades nearly every aspect of everyday
life, including
education. However, despite existing research that
examines both
the Internet as an educational resource and mass
media as a sex
educator, the world still knows little about the
promise of the
Internet as a resource to aid educators who yearn to
provide
students (and parents) with medically accurate,
age-appropriate
comprehensive "healthy" sex education. "SexEd.edu?"
uses
standards developed by SIECUS in conjunction with
information
provided by K-8 educators to evaluate the Internet as
a healthy sex
educator. Through an investigation of several
popular sexuality
education websites, this book hopes to demonstrate
the potential of
the Internet to aid in the development and execution
of classroom-
based healthy sex education.

Autorentext

Scott Hertzberg graduated from San Francisco State University in2007 with a Master's Degree in Human Sexuality Studies. He lives with his wife,Kimberlee, in Petaluma, CA and looks forward to seeing comprehensive sexuality education asjust another part of school curriculum.

Klappentext

Nearly 15 years ago, the Sexuality Information andEducation Council of the United States (SIECUS) wrote that theInternet would be the next great technological medium and that itsinception would usher forth a new era of comprehensive sexualityeducation. Now, nearly a decade into the 21st century, it is clearthat the Internet increasingly pervades nearly every aspect of everydaylife, including education. However, despite existing research thatexamines both the Internet as an educational resource and massmedia as a sex educator, the world still knows little about thepromise of the Internet as a resource to aid educators who yearn toprovide students (and parents) with medically accurate,age-appropriate comprehensive "healthy" sex education. "SexEd.edu?"uses standards developed by SIECUS in conjunction withinformation provided by K-8 educators to evaluate the Internet asa healthy sex educator. Through an investigation of severalpopular sexuality education websites, this book hopes to demonstratethe potential of the Internet to aid in the development and executionof classroom-based healthy sex education.