Sex education through planning, management, and administration: a systematic review

Authors

  • Albert Byiringiro Faculty of Education, Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara-Uganda Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.64792/w1ep7m06

Keywords:

Adult sex education, Sexual moderation, Self-regulation, Health and well-being, Planned sexual behavior

Abstract

Sexual behavior is an important aspect of human functioning that is biological, psychological, and sociological in nature. Traditionally, sexual behavior is seen as a managed activity that is related to personal, familial, and social well-being. However, current trends in sexual behavior focus on immediacy and self-expression to a greater extent than on moderation, planning, and management. The purpose of the current research was to explore the role of planning, management, and administration in adult sex education through a systematic literature review. Literature was reviewed from various sources such as Google Scholar, books, and peer-reviewed articles published between 1990 and 2025. Literature on adult sexual behavior, self-regulation, and health outcomes was reviewed, while studies on adolescence, childhood, and natural learning were excluded from the analysis. A total of 23 studies were reviewed using a literature review matrix and thematic analysis techniques. Four major themes were identified from the reviewed literature: the procreative and relational aspects of sex, the consequences of sexual excess, the lack of planning in adult sexual behavior, and the absence of administrative frameworks in sexual regulation and self-regulation. The findings suggest that unmanaged sexual behavior is related to outcomes such as fatigue, stress, relationship dynamics, and health outcomes, while planned and self-regulatory approaches to sexual behavior are related to positive outcomes such as improvements in psychological, relational, and physical well-being.

Author Biography

  • Albert Byiringiro, Faculty of Education, Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara-Uganda

    is a part-time lecturer at Mount Kigali University and the Institut Catholique de Kabgayi (Rwanda) and offers lectures and supervises student teachers for education-related fields of study. He has vast knowledge and experience in education planning and management, and education research, focusing on the innovations that exist and are applicable in the learning processes and methodologies. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. studies in Education Planning, Management, and Administration at Bishop Stuart University (Uganda). He has also published papers that focus on the involvement of stakeholders in the secondary education system of Rwanda, aside from others that are relevant to his field of specialization. Albert Byiringiro is conversant with English, French, Swahili, and Kinyarwanda. He also undertakes research and consultancy work that focuses on his area of interest, with the objective of enhancing educational success and the digital transformation process that supports social development and the process of globalization.

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2026-04-01

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2026): April 2026 Issue

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Sex education through planning, management, and administration: a systematic review. (2026). East African Journal of Research and Innovation, 2(2), 10. https://doi.org/10.64792/w1ep7m06

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