EVALUATING THE USE OF EVIDENCE IN NEWS REPORTS OF SCHOOL-BASED SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION POLICY
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This paper examines the use of evidence types in discussing sexual health education reform in the United States within news articles. The types of evidence used by actors to support or oppose K-12 comprehensive sexual health education was analyzed in 14 online news articles sampled from the Nexis Uni database between 2017-2019. From the 14 news articles coded, 123 pieces of evidence were identified. The research aims of this analysis were to: a) evaluate the types of evidence used in discussions of K-12 sexual health education, b) identify the affiliations of speakers who utilized evidence in reports of sexual health education in school K-12 settings, and c) identify which speaker affiliation used evidence to support or oppose comprehensive sex education in schools.Type
Electronic Thesistext
Degree Name
B.S.Degree Level
bachelorsDegree Program
Public HealthHonors College