abstinence programme
noun[C]
UK(USabstinence program)uk/ˈæb.stɪ.nəns ˌprəʊ.ɡræm/us/ˈæb.stə.nəns ˌproʊ.ɡræm/aprogrammeofeducationthatteachespeoplethat they should not havesexoutsideofmarriage,especiallywhen this istaughtinsteadof otherformsofsexeducationsuch asteachingaboutcontraception(=methodsofpreventingpregnancy):
Thestudyhas beeninterpretedasshowingthatabstinenceprogrammesarefailingand thatcondomuse should beencouraged.
- Abstinenceprogrammeswereseenas a way oftacklingHIV.
- Abstinenceprogrammeshave beenineffectiveandevencounter-productive, sheclaims.
- The newadministrationwithdrewdedicatedfundingforabstinenceprogrammes.
Types of education
- abstinence education
- 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