Abstract
The study investigated the attitude of teachers towards the teaching of sexuality education in federal government colleges in Nigeria. In order to carry out the investigation, three hypotheses were formulated. An instrument known as “teachers’ attitude towards teaching of sexuality education” (TATTOSE), was used to obtain information from the respondents. The instrument had a reliability coefficient of 0.79. It also had language appropriateness, content and facial validity. Four research assistants were used to administer 580 copies of the questionnaire to the respondents. Five hundred and twenty eight copies were retrieved showing 91.03 percent return rate. The data collected from the field were analyzed using t-test statistics. The research found out that there was no significant difference in the attitude of male and female teachers towards the teaching of sexuality education, that there was significant difference in the attitude of less experienced and experienced teachers towards the teaching of sexuality education. Finally, the study also revealed that there was no significant difference in the attitude of married and unmarried teachers towards teaching of sexuality education in Nigeria. One of the recommendations is that a curriculum of sexuality education should be drawn up for secondary schools.
Highlights
In the Nigerian society, issues of sex and sexuality are hardly ever discussed with children
Three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study: 1. There is no significant difference in the attitude of male and female teachers towards the teaching of sexuality education in Federal Government Colleges in Nigeria
There is no significant difference in the attitude of experienced and less experienced teachers towards the teaching of sexuality education in Federal Government Colleges in Nigeria
Summary
In the Nigerian society, issues of sex and sexuality are hardly ever discussed with children. As a result of technological advancement especially in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), children have on their own acquired such concealed information from the social media and this seems to have exposed some of the youths to sexual promiscuity. This is because they want to experiment on anything new. There appears to be increase in teenage pregnancy, contacting of sex-related diseases such as gonorrhoea, symphilis, Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV), and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) This is where the teaching of sexuality education comes
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