Citation

IPPF Open File 1984; ePub(ePub): 52.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, IPPF International Office)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12314049

Abstract

Korea includes sex education in its curriculum for middle and high school students, but progress with this program has been slow due to a limited number of trained teachers. Consequently, the Young Women's Christian Association is becoming involved and organizing seminars and lectures in major cities. The Seoul Youth Guidance Society gives sexual guidance lectures for working youths. The Daehwa Christian Social Welfare Association runs an office to counsel girls and boys about sexual relationships. This increased emphasis comes as a response to the rising incidence of cases of rape, which numbered 800 in 1974 but rose to 3642 in 1982. Kim Suk-hi, director of the Seoul YMCA sex education counseling office, emphasizes the urgency of the sex education programs. She advises parents to answer their children's questions about sex. The Ministry of Education recently began to provide training for teachers and to develop educational materials.

Language: en