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    Caracterización de Líneas de Investigación de la Universidad de Cuenca
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2013-06-17) Dirección de Investigación de la Universidad de Cuenca; DIUC; Bermúdez, Fernando Gerardo; Castro, Cecilia; Bojorque Iñeguez, Jaime Asdrúbal; Samaniego, Esteban; Borrero Vega, Ana Luz; Cuesta Delgado, Daniel; Quinde Herrera, Karina; Pozo Rodríguez, Santiago Estuardo
    Este documento tiene como objetivo realizar algunas definiciones relacionadas con el concepto de línea de investigación. Estas definiciones son fundamentalmente de carácter instrumental y apuntan a la creación de mecanismos institucionales de puesta en marcha y consolidación de procesos de investigación a largo plazo en la Universidad de Cuenca. La Dirección de Investigación de la Universidad de Cuenca (DIUC) ha decidido centrar sus esfuerzos en el desarrollo de líneas como una forma de dotar de claridad, coherencia y continuidad en el tiempo a las actividades de los grupos de investigación de nuestra institución. Se busca ante todo coordinar las iniciativas individuales y colectivas para potenciarlas mediante políticas apropiadas.
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    Understanding parental views of adolescent sexuality and sex education in Ecuador: a qualitative study
    (2014) Jerves, Elena; López, Silvia; Castro, Cecilia; Ortiz, William; Palacios, María; Rober, Peter; Enzlin, Paul
    Parents' contribution to sex education is increasingly receiving research attention. This growing interest stems from recognition of the influence that parental attitudes may have both on young people's sexual attitudes and behaviour, and on school-based sex education. Studies regarding parental attitudes towards sexuality are, however, still rare. The two main objectives of this study were to explore parental views about sexuality and to understand parental attitudes towards sex education. Four focus group discussions were conducted with parents from high schools in Cuenca, Ecuador. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. The study revealed that parents held a restricted view about sex education, grounded in traditional religious ideas about sexuality, which led parents to understand it as a morally and physically dangerous activity. Although parents expressed a willingness to make good quality sex education available to their children, they reported having insufficient personal resources to fulfil that objective. The results of this study provide important information about the need to develop and adapt sex education to each specific cultural context, thereby confirming the importance of knowing about the cultural traditions and religious beliefs that may form obstacles to effective sex education for young people in Ecuador.