abstinence education
noun[U]
mainlyUSuk/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns edʒ.ʊˌkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˈæb.stə.nəns ed.jʊˌkeɪ.ʃən/thepracticeofteachingpeoplethat they should not havesexoutsideofmarriage,especiallywhen this istaughtinsteadof otherformsofsexeducationsuch asteachingaboutcontraception(=methodsofpreventingpregnancy):
Abstinenceeducationteacheschildrenandadolescentsthatabstainingfromsexualactivityis the onlycertainmethodofavoidingpregnancyandsexuallytransmittedinfections.
- Theproposalstatedthatabstinenceeducationshouldteachthat "sexualactivity"outsideofmarriageiswrongandpsychologicallyandphysicallyharmful.
- Abstinenceeducationhas beenfoundto beineffectiveindecreasingHIVriskin thedevelopedworld.
- He said that the Abstinence EducationprogramwouldteachAmerica'syouththatabstinenceis the mosteffectivemeansofpreventingpregnancy,abortion, andsexuallytransmitteddiseases.
- Since the mid-1990sabstinenceeducationhas beenintroducedin some UKschools.
Types of education
- abstinence programme
- abstinence-only
- academically
- adaptive learning
- asynchronous
- CAL
- child-centred
- classroom
- communicative
- heuristic
- homeschooling
- hothouse
- hybrid
- m-learning
- mainstreaming
- mobile learning
- non-academic
- nursery
- special educational needs
- vocationally