The Christian Council, Moral Citizenship and Sex Education in Ghana, 1951-1966

Autor/in	Ashford, Holly Rose
Titel	The Christian Council, Moral Citizenship and Sex Education in Ghana, 1951-1966
Quelle	In: History of Education, 51 (2022) 1, S.91-113 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ashford, Holly Rose)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0046-760X
DOI	10.1080/0046760X.2021.1918272
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sex Education; Christianity; Pregnancy; Citizenship; Foreign Policy; Social History; Church Role; Moral Values; Moral Development; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Christentum; Schwangerschaft; Staatsbürgerschaft; Außenpolitik; Sozialgeschichte; Kirchenbild; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Moralische Entwicklung
Abstract	The Christian Council was at the heart of promoting sex education in Ghana in the mid-twentieth century, through its own institutions and through schools. It was responding to perceived and real shifts in Ghanaian society, and the need to control sexuality, as the nation pushed for 'modernity', whilst some worried about the loss of 'tradition'. This article outlines the beginnings of sex education and family planning provision, and the influence of Christian organisations in Ghana. It argues that Christian leaders pushed for the dissemination of biomedical knowledge within the boundaries of Christian morality and spirituality, in order to put a stop to clandestine abortion, and to promote the idea of a monogamous, Christian and moral citizenry in decolonising Ghana. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01