綜合視野：審視日本國家和地區的性教育課程

Comprehensive horizons: examining Japan’s national and regional sexuality education curricula

——《性教育》2025年第25卷第2期 ——

<Sex Education> Volume 25, Issue 2, 2025

【摘要】全面性教育因其在促進年輕人性與生殖健康及權利方面的作用而得到全球認可。然而，對於“全面性”的定義和解讀存在顯著差異，暴露出國際與本土價值觀和議程之間的矛盾。本研究聚焦於日本的情況，日本在性教育項目方面普遍被認為“落後於”國際標準。我們旨在以聯合國教科文組織的《國際性教育技術指導綱要》為基準，探討日本國家和地區性教育課程的全面性和差異性程度。我們使用Excel工具進行了定量和定性課程分析。研究結果顯示，課程的全面性和地區多樣性比之前報告的更高，儘管在更露骨的性主題和批判性性別視角方面仍然存在顯著差距。這些結果表明，即使在日本保守的教育環境下，在全面性方面也取得了令人鼓舞的進展。然而，在權利等方面，日本的教育話語與國際社會普遍存在巨大差異，這導致人們認為該國的性教育項目缺乏全面性。這要求在全面性教育議程中增強文化責任感，同時又不損害其核心價值觀以及對年輕人性健康和權利的保障。

【關鍵詞】全面性教育，課程分析，日本，人權

[Abstract] Comprehensive Sexuality Education has been acknowledged globally for its role in advancing young people’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Yet, notable variation exists in definitions and interpretations of what comprehensive means, exposing tensions between international and local values and agendas. This research focused on the situation in Japan, which is largely perceived as ‘lagging behind’ international standards in terms of its sexuality education programming. We aimed to explore the degree of comprehensiveness and variation within Japan’s national and regional sexuality education curricula, using UNESCO’s International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education as a benchmark. Quantitative and qualitative curriculum analysis was conducted using an Excel tool. Findings revealed greater comprehensiveness and regional diversity than previously reported, although significant gaps persist regarding more explicit sexual subject matter and critical gender perspectives. These results illustrated promising progress towards comprehensiveness, even in the conservative educational environment of Japan. Nonetheless, in aspects such as rights, Japanese educational discourse differs substantially from that of the wider international community, contributing to the perception that the country’s sexuality education programme lacks comprehensiveness. This calls for greater cultural responsivity within the Comprehensive Sexuality Education agenda, albeit without compromising its core values and safeguarding of young people’s sexual health and rights.

[Key words] Comprehensive sexuality education, curriculum analysis, Japan, human rights

論文原文：Sinai Harel & Beverley Anne Yamamoto (2025). Comprehensive horizons: examining Japan’s national and regional sexuality education curricula. Sex Education, Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 290-307.

https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2024.2320399 

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