ABSTRACT

This article reports on an ethnographic study to understand the practices of sexuality education (SE) in relation to what young girls want to learn in a primary school Ethiopia. This is done by means of school observations, FGD with female students and interviews with SE teachers. The study shows the observed SE focuses mainly on issues of HIV/AIDS and abstinence, which left the interviewed girl’s questions unanswered. The latter were concerned with learning about sexual practices and consequences, and bodily functions. The findings also show girls demand more inward-looking SE that addresses and could solve within-school issues. The findings suggest that SE should bring educational needs of students to the fore, instead of dramatising. Our results also shed new light on the critical approaches – despite their focus on abstinence – also advocate gender-equality and discuss body-changes in a radical manner, appearing to challenge unquestioned traditions and the general gender-order.

摘要

本文报告了一项民族志研究，旨在了解性教育 (SE) 的实践与年轻女孩在埃塞俄比亚小学想要学习的内容之间的关系。这是通过学校观察、与女学生的 FGD 和与 SE 教师的访谈来完成的。研究表明，观察到的 SE 主要关注 HIV/AIDS 和禁欲问题，这让受访女孩的问题没有得到回答。后者关心的是了解性行为和后果，以及身体机能。调查结果还表明，女孩需要更加内向的 SE，以解决并能够解决校内问题。研究结果表明，SE 应该将学生的教育需求放在首位，而不是戏剧化。