Lytinio švietimo programų analizė krikščioniškosios moralės kontekste
Analysis of sex education programs in the context of destructive social phenomenons in society and christian morality

Summary/Abstract: This essay introduces a short analysis of the actuality that is designed to the research of reality of the virtuous education. The essay is dedicated to the educational reality and theoretical urgency of this area. The tendencies appearing in the society are not only due to the social and economic life; they also depend on education in the society, especially on the programs of sexual education applied in educational institutions (schools). In Lithuania after regaining of independence in 1990, more and more destructive social problems, such as spread of sex before marriage, trying to change marriage into cohabitation, cultivating early sexual life can be noticed. The consequences of these destructions are obvious in Lithuania: during ten years period the number of marriages has reduced twice in a year, the number of children born not in a marriage has become four times bigger. “A strong“ move towards a limited reproduction has become obvious. In the meantime, moral education in schools, especially its form – sexual education, has become simply impossible. Thus, parents and teachers, as educators are being replaced by other subjects: TV and radio journalists, showmen of discos and other mass events, “heroes“ of yards and streets, even the representatives of “shadow“ narco and porno business. This article broadly analyzes the urgent problem: evaluation of the USA experience of “Comprehensive Sex Education“ and other pedagogic (etiologic) approaches are postulated. It is stated that more social control from government and non-government organizations is needed. It is necessary to apply other educational programs orientated towards cultivating high spirituality and chastity at schools. The problem under discussion is presented in wider social economic context (not only Lithuanian). This kind of phenomenon has a tendency to spread out as social tectonic wave, and its neutralization, similar to prevention of terrorism, gains a global character. What is important in education in Lithuania is important to the most of European and other countries as well. Analysis of USA scientific literature shows that one of the basic theses is: Intellectual philosophic revolution caused sex revolution. The main goal of this essay is to accomplish the detail analysis of Sex Education programs in the context of destructive social phenomenons in society and Christian morality and to give a main guidance to the policy of Lithuanian education in the area of sex education. The analysis of the comprehensive sex education programs suggests that one-sided approach should not prevail in the society and education. Alternative programs, encouraging chastity and abstinence, should confront programs, advertising sex. Schoolchildren’s parents have to decide what kind of sex education programs must be used in educational institutions, as they are taxpayers and form the budget of the country.

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