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Breaking the Silence: On Developing a Culturally Relevant Native American Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Curriculum - Couverture souple

Kunimoto, Nina

 
9783848492817: Breaking the Silence: On Developing a Culturally Relevant Native American Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Curriculum
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3848492814 ISBN 13 : 9783848492817
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The papers offers a framework for non-Native American public health workers or NGOs working with Native American communities. The framework challenges the reader to consider history, relationships, and a paradigm shift for successful partnerships. There is a growing interest in developing culturally relevant prevention programs. The author serves as a Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Educator at an agency in the Southwest Region of the United States. This study was inspired by a sexual violence prevention presentation at a nearby Native American reservation; the experience raised questions about cultural and contextual relevance of a youth sexual violence prevention curriculum and pedagogy. The goal of prevention work is to stop violence from happening in the first place. Literature review has shown that generic approaches to sexual violence prevention are not effective, and that prevention work needs to pay more attention to cultural relevance. In this study the author challenges mainstream framework of understanding sexual violence and sexual violence prevention. Through interviews and literature reviews the author compiled different perspectives by Native American professional

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The papers offers a framework for non-Native American public health workers or NGOs working with Native American communities. The framework challenges the reader to consider history, relationships, and a paradigm shift for successful partnerships. There is a growing interest in developing culturally relevant prevention programs. The author serves as a Youth Sexual Violence Prevention Educator at an agency in the Southwest Region of the United States. This study was inspired by a sexual violence prevention presentation at a nearby Native American reservation; the experience raised questions about cultural and contextual relevance of a youth sexual violence prevention curriculum and pedagogy. The goal of prevention work is to stop violence from happening in the first place. Literature review has shown that generic approaches to sexual violence prevention are not effective, and that prevention work needs to pay more attention to cultural relevance. In this study the author challenges mainstream framework of understanding sexual violence and sexual violence prevention. Through interviews and literature reviews the author compiled different perspectives by Native American professional

Biographie de l'auteur

Nina Kunimoto works in the field of education and social justice. She graduated from Marlboro Graduate Center and The School for International Training.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3848492814
ISBN 13 
9783848492817
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
60
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