Author(s)

Xiaowei Yu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia

Corresponding Author

ABSTRACT

According to the current increasing number of sexual assault crimes among teenagers in China, sex education policy starts to attract people’s attention. In order to highlight the issues with Chinese sex education, this study examines the global mobility of sex education in the Chinese context. It does this by giving in-depth information about the country's current sex education policy and by contrasting it with Australian sex education policy. The research's methodology included case studies and literature reviews in both China and Australia as well as a comparison of the two nations. The study's key finding is that Chinese sex education has a number of shortcomings that affect how well it instructs youth about sexual health and wellbeing. These negatives include a curriculum that is not age-appropriate, a lack of professional training for teachers, and improper teaching materials, etc. Solutions include professional training for instructors, suitable teaching materials, an age-appropriate curriculum, open discussion, and more government funding. These remedies can aid in resolving the issues with Chinese sex education and enhance the general sexual health and wellbeing of Chinese youth.

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Xiaowei Yu, The Global Mobility of Sex Education in a Chinese Context. Transactions on Comparative Education (2023) Vol. 5: 50-57. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/trance.2023.050108.

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