Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITESI EGITIM FAKULTESI DERGISI-PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION, sa.64, 2025 (ESCI)
School-based comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is a key issue which needs to be a part of the curricula at every grade level from pre-school to 12th grade in formal education. However, there is not a specific CSE program in most of the countries like T & uuml;rkiye. For this reason, this study analyzes the official curricula offered in public schools from pre-school to 12th grade in T & uuml;rkiye according to the 'International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education' prepared by UNESCO (2018) in order to determine the areas of education needed in CSE. The study was designed utilizing a descriptive methodology and employing document analysis as the data collecting technique. To do so, a total of 58 official curricula was analyzed by document analysis in this descriptive study. The analyses were conducted via the Analysis Criteria constructed by the researchers. The study's results indicated that the learning objectives for the key concepts of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Sexuality, and Sexual Behavior were largely unaligned with the MoNE curriculum outcomes, and the relevancy between the learning objectives of other key concepts and the MoNE curriculum outcomes diminished as grade levels increased. This study recommends the inclusion of comprehensive sexuality education topics and learning objectives in all curricula from preschool through 12th grade, ensuring a balanced approach across grade levels and subjects. Furthermore, it is recommended to enhance the concepts of Understanding Gender; Sexuality and Sexual Behaviour, and Sexual and Reproductive Health within the curricula, particularly by utilizing the Classroom Guidance Program for this purpose.