ABSTRACT
In Social Justice, Peace, and Environmental Education, D. Linville et al. discussed social justice as it applies to sexuality. “Sexuality justice would disrupt the formal sexuality education mode in place that frequently, implicitly or explicitly, positions girls as victims of sexual violence and boys as sexual conquerors”. Programs, working from the understanding of development, address power dynamics, gender norms, and how internalized attitudes can shape sexual behavior. One of the most critical elements of a rights-based approach is the way it facilitates a change in how sexuality education is taught, in that “it requires moving from a didactic model to one that is participatory, interactive and youth-centered”. The major issue with implementing a rights-based sexuality education program is that there is little empirical evidence at this time to put forth in support of the approach, and many leaders in the field consider the idea of student rights to conflict with the ideation of parental rights.
