Teaching Sexuality Education Research Articles

Media for sex education in elementary school: Which one is better?

In the last decade, the problem of child sexual violence is very prevalent, therefore the need for the application of sex education in elementary school children. This is done to provide knowledge about sex education that is tailored to the stage of child development and to avoid the danger of predators of violence and sexual abuse. Providing knowledge about sex education will be better if there are supporting media in its delivery. Regarding the good media in teaching sex education to elementary school children there are currently two namely electronic and print media. Although there are two media to introduce sex education, but they have not shown maximum results, both media have their advantages and disadvantages. This paper aims to review the literature in the delivery of sex education in elementary schools using electronic and print media. The results or reviews in this discussion are expected to provide information that can be used as a theoretical and methodological basis for further research in the use of sex education delivery media for elementary students.

Exploring experiences of Zimbabwean teacher’s in the teaching of sex education to learners with mental retardation. A case study of a special School in Mashonaland West Province


 
 
 The main focus of this study was to explore the experiences of Zimbabwean teachers ‟s in the teaching of sex education to learner‟ learners with mental retardation. A constructivist lived experience perspective underpinned this research, in which multiple case studies were used to interact with the participants on their experience in teaching sex education to learners with mental retardation. Five participants (3 males and 2 females) all teachers were purposively sampled from a special school for the mentally retarded learners in Mashonaland West Province in Zimbabwe. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews and transcribed verbatim. Five themes emerged from the inductive thematic analysis of data sources. It was found that participants had a correct understanding of sex education and had correct content to be on sex education. The participants also showed that they were trained in teaching sex education to learners with mental retardation as they were able to draw relevant teaching methods for the subject to the intended beneficiaries. However, they indicated that they were facing serious challenges in teaching sex education to learners with mental retardation. They were also able to suggest strategies to enhance the teaching of sex education to learners with mental retardation. The findings of this study have the potential for education policymakers and researchers to better understand the experiences of teachers ‟s in the teaching of sex education to learners with mental retardation.
 
 

How Should I Teach Sex Education in Middle School? An Action Research Study on an ICT-based Intervention

In this article, we, Diana, Álvaro and Irma, present findings from an action research project aiming to promote self-care behaviors around sexual and reproductive health (SBSRH) in adolescents at a public school in Colombia through the use of ICT-based learning environments. I, Diana, the teacher-researcher carried out an action research study first reflecting on teaching practices for teaching healthy sexual behaviors, then assessing them in light of theoretical recommendations, and finally by creating a blended-learning project called “Self-Care in Action”. Irma was the action-research advisor and Álvaro the ICT-research and development advisor. Two groups of 7th graders participated in the project. We collected and analyzed qualitative data to document changes in student behaviors and perceptions. Since the pedagogical intervention, a favorable change occurred in the students regarding their knowledge, attitude, and intention to practice SBSRH. The results shed light on the complexity of developing healthy sexual behaviors in adolescents and provide a guide for designing a meaningful class project to encourage this transformation. The findings here are relevant for teachers, health advocates and policy makers striving to create effective school-based sex education programs.

Dialogic teaching: towards reconfiguring classroom talk about sexuality

ABSTRACTDrawing on Robin Alexander’s theory and method of ‘Dialogic Teaching’, this paper engages with debates about the need to reconceptualise the teaching of sexuality education. By exploring the complexities of educating about sex and sexuality it calls for attention to be paid to the how patterns of talk may function to open up spaces for more robust pedagogies. Dialogic Teaching is presented as providing opportunities to mitigate the ideological conflict endemic to sexuality education today. Using examples of classroom conversations between a teacher and his group of students involved in a recent Australian study this paper critically analyzes one teacher’s opportunities (or missed opportunities) for dialogic teaching, including opportunities for students to explore, challenge, reconsider, extend and enhance their learning of the myriad and complex issues relevant to sexuality such as negotiation and consent, pleasure and desire. As a form of pedagogical ethics, dialogic teaching offers a radical model for the future teaching of sexuality education.

Zimbabwean secondary school Guidance and Counseling teachers teaching sexuality education in the HIV and AIDS education curriculum

ABSTRACTIn spite of the importance of sexuality education and HIV and AIDS education in preventing HIV infections, Zimbabwean secondary school Guidance and Counseling teachers are not engaging optimally with the current Guidance and Counseling, HIV and AIDS & Life Skills education curriculum, and hence, they are not serving the needs of the learners in the context of the HIV and AIDS pandemic. The aim of the study, therefore, was to explore how Guidance and Counseling teachers could be enabled to teach the necessary critical content in sexuality education in the HIV and AIDS education curriculum. A qualitative research design, informed by a critical paradigm, using participatory visual methodology and methods such as drawing and focus group discussion, was used with eight purposively selected Guidance and Counseling teachers from Gweru district, Zimbabwe. The study was theoretically framed by Cultural Historical Activity Theory. Guidance and Counseling teachers found themselves in a community with diverse cultural practices and beliefs of which some seemed to contradict what was supposed to be taught in the curriculum. The participatory visual methodology, however, enabled a process in which the Guidance and Counseling teachers could reflect on themselves, the context in which they taught, their sexuality education work and learn how to navigate the contradictions and tensions, and to use such contradictions as sources of learning and sources for change. The results have several implications for policy in terms of the Guidance and Counseling curriculum and engaging with cultural issues; and for practice in terms of teacher professional development, teacher training, and for stakeholder contribution.

Teachers’ Attitude towards Teaching of Sexuality Education in Federal Government Colleges in Nigeria - Implications for Counselling

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.

“I'd rather beg for forgiveness than ask for permission”: Sexuality education teachers' mediated agency and resistance

This study explores sexuality education teachers' identities and examines the ways in which teachers' experiences mediate their agency and resistance in classrooms. Using grounded theory methodology, the study explores the identities and experiences of school-based sexuality education teachers throughout the United States. Findings suggest that the teachers rely on a unique sense of identity in order to justify challenging the regulatory and policy limitations to their curricula. The study illustrates how agency is mediated by individual social location and experience.

Teachers' Knowledge and Belief for Educating Sexuality for Kindergarten Students

<p class="Abstract">Teachers play an important role in children’s sexual development, but they have limited knowledge and different views about communicating sexuality. This study aims to determine teachers’ knowledge and beliefs related to sexuality education and to investigate the predictors of the beliefs. This research used quantitative and qualitative approach (mixed method). A total of 40 kindergarten teachers were asked to fill out a questionnaire describing teachers’ knowledge and demographic information, as well as a scale of beliefs about what teachers feel in teaching sexuality education. Interview techniques were used to gather information about the factors influencing teachers’ beliefs. Quantitative results showed that teachers had limited knowledge (M = 8.75, SD = 2.56) and had low belief (M = 2.75, SD = 0.28) in teaching sexuality education to children. Based on qualitative data, the learning resources in teaching sexuality was very limited. These results served useful evidence in developing appropriate and effective guidance programs to ensure teachers to educate sexuality education in a timely and appropriate manner to the children's development.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p class="Abstract"><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>teachers, children, sexuality, knowledge, belief.</em><strong></strong></p>

Teaching about rape in war and genocide

I had a question in mind when I was reviewing this edited book – that is, to what extent teaching about rape in war and genocide is similar and/or different to teaching sexuality education in class...

Perceived roles of sex education on reproductive and sexual health habit of in school adolescents in Ilorin Metropolis

The study investigated perceived roles of sex education on reproductive and sexual health habit of in-school adolescents in Ilorin Metropolis. Adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health habit is very important as this would determine to a large extent the reproductive health outcome of the adolescents. The study investigated: (i) examine if prevention of unwanted pregnancy will be a perceived role of sex education among in-school adolescents; (ii) investigate whether prevention of STIs will be a perceived role of sex education; (iii)find out if avoidance of risky sexual behaviour will be a perceived role of sex education among in school adolescents. A descriptive research design was employed for this study. Population for this study comprised all adolescents in all secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 480 respondents. A researcher developed questionnaire validated by three experts from the Department of Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education. A correlation co-efficient of .87r was obtained through test re-test method using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Data collection was collected by the researcher with four trained research assistants. The seven postulated hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of chi-square at 0.05 alpha level. The findings of this study showed that prevention of unwanted pregnancy was significantly perceived as a role of sex education among in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis because calculated ᵪ2 value of 345.53 is > table 2 value of 12.59; STI’s prevention was significantly perceived as a role of sex education among in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis because calculated ᵪ2 value of 156.70 is > table 2 value of 12.59 and avoidance of risky sexual behaviour was significantly perceived as a role of education among in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis because calculated ᵪ2 value of 337.35 is > table 2 value of 32.67. It was concluded that prevention of unwanted pregnancy, STI’s prevention and avoidance of risky sexual behaviour will be a perceived role of sex education among in-school adolescents in Ilorin metropolis. It was recommended that sex education should be given adequate priority among other subjects being taught in schools to prevent in-school adolescents from getting involved in sexual risky behaviour that could lead to unwanted pregnancy or contracting sexually transmitted infections which could impaired their educational pursuit and even affect their reproductive system, Sex education should emphasis abstinence to help in-school adolescents delay sexual activities in order to focus on their studies and avoid being dropped out of school as a result of unwanted pregnancy and parents and religious leaders should support the teaching of sex education at home and in school, as well as to provide proper information on sex education to their adolescent children in order to develop positive attitude and belief towards sexual relationship.

Teachers’ conflicting cultural schemas of teaching comprehensive school-based sexuality education in Kampala, Uganda

Teachers can feel uncomfortable teaching sexuality education when the content conflicts with their cultural values and beliefs. However, more research is required to understand how to resolve conflicts between teachers’ values and beliefs and those implicit in comprehensive approaches to sexuality education. This study uses cultural schema theory to identify teachers’ cultural schemas of teaching sexuality education and the internal conflicts arising between them. In-depth interviews were conducted with 40 secondary school teachers in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. Embedded in a context of morality, conflicting cultural schemas of sexuality education and young people’s sexual citizenship in traditional and present-day Ugandan society were found: young people are both innocent and sexually active; sexuality education both encourages and prevents sexual activity; and teachers need to teach sexuality education, but it is considered immoral for them to do so. In countries such as Uganda, supportive school regulations and a mandate from society could help teachers feel more comfortable adopting comprehensive approaches to sexuality education.

EMERGING NEED OF REVISING THE METHODS OF TEACHING SEX EDUCATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

EMERGING NEED OF REVISING THE METHODS OF TEACHING SEX EDUCATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Historical Transition of Sexuality Education in Japan and Outline of Reproductive Health/Rights

In this paper, we describe the historical transition of sexuality education in Japan and the direction of sexuality education taken by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). Reproductive health/rights, a key concept in sex education, is also discussed. In Japanese society, discussion on sexuality has long been considered taboo. After the Second World War, sexuality education in Japan began as "purity education." From 1960 until the early 1970s, physical aspects such as genital organs, function, secondary sexual characteristics, and gender differences were emphasized. Comprehensive education as a human being, including physiological, psychological, and social aspects, began to be adopted in the late 1970s. In 2002, it was criticized that teaching genital terms at primary schools and teaching about sexual intercourse and contraceptive methods at junior high schools were "overdue guidance" and "extreme contents." Sexuality education in schools has become a problem and has stagnated for about 10 years. Currently, schools teach sexuality education that does not deviate from the MEXT course guidelines. The direction of MEXT regarding sexuality education should be examined from the basic position that sexual activity by children is inappropriate. Reproductive health/rights apply the concept of human rights to sexuality and reproduction. Reproductive health/rights are key concepts that support sex education and women's health.

Provocateur Piece: Teaching Sex Education with Poetry: An Intimate Coupling

It is not unusual for issues of sexuality to surface sometimes in high school English classes. However,explicitly teaching such topics can concurrently enhance students’ sexual and English literacy experiences, as the author discovered in her ninth-grade English class in Western Canada when she used poetry as a vehicle for learning about topics such as healthy relationships, consent, sexual assault, and safe sex practices. This provocation closes with a narrative poem the author composed in an effort to capture the experience of one particularly revealing lesson from this unit.

Sex Education in Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in Yogyakarta, Indonesia From a Teachers' Gender Perspective.

Children and adolescents with disabilities (CAD) frequently engage in inappropriate sexual behaviors. In Indonesia, the need for sex education for CAD remains unclear. This study investigated teacher attitudes toward providing sex education in special schools to clarify the gender differences among teachers providing sex education. Questionnaires were sent to 180 teachers. The response rate was 72.2%. Eighty-three percent of responders were Muslim. Our findings revealed that teachers in special schools considered sex education to be important. However, the number of sex education contents was limited, and female teachers were more positive about teaching sex education than male teachers. Equally, female teachers taught a greater number of sex education contents than did male teachers. These findings were consistent with reports from developed countries although cultural and religious background differed from those of Indonesia. Sex education for CAD was accepted by teachers in Indonesia; however, materials and tools for education should be developed further.

High School Teachers’ Perception on Content and Timing of Sex Education in Ife Central Local Government, Osun, Nigeria

Sex education is out of bounds in a typical African society due to cultural values and belief systems. So, sex education is assumed to support promiscuity among adolescents. Premised on this, teachers equally have lopsided views of responsibility. This greatly has hampered the success of inculcation of sex education in high school curriculum and the teaching of the subject. This study aimed to assess the perception of high school teachers towards the contents and timing of sex education in secondary schools in Ile-Ife, South-West Nigeria. 200 high school teachers were randomly selected and served questionnaire that has been pretested and standardized for data collection. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics. Teachers’ responses showed positive attitude towards sex education and its inclusion into secondary school curriculum. Higher numbers of the respondents were of the opinion that it is best suited for Secondary schools. However, there were discrepancies as regard the appropriate age at which students should be taught sex education. Also, there were variants on the contents of sex education curriculum. One-third of the teachers indicated that 16 to 18years were appropriate for sex education. Foremost among the factors identified affecting introduction of sex education into school curriculum were culture, religion, mass media and peer influence. The study concluded that appropriate age, timing and class are major factors to be considered before the introduction of sex education into secondary school curriculum.

Evaluating school-based sexual health education programme in Nepal: An outcome from a randomised controlled trial

This study explored the effectiveness of teaching sex education programme to the secondary school children in Nepal.The study included four schools which were randomised to two groups; control and experimental schools. The teachers in the control schools delivered the sex education curriculum in a conventional way whereas the trained health facilitator in the experimental schools used a participatory teaching approach. The results were analysed by using z-score to identify the distribution patterns of pupils’ responses. There was significant number of school children reporting the increment of sexual health knowledge in the experimental schools. This suggests that the health facilitator led sex education programme is more effective in improving the sexual health knowledge of the school children.

KEFEKTIVITASAN MACROMEDIA FLASH PENDIDIKAN SEKS DALAM MEMPERSIAPKAN MASA PUBERTAS ANAK TUNAGRAHITA DI SLB B/C AL AZHAR WARU SIDOARJO

<p>Sexual development of mental retardation’s children follows the physical development, thus experiencing a similar development with the normal ones. Those students have difficulty in understanding abstract information about the physical changes during puberty. Therefore, through the medium of learning macromedia flash, the sex education learning can be understood by them.<br /> This study aims to determine the effectiveness of using multimedia in teaching sex education as preparation for mental retardation’s students during puberty in SLB B/C SLB Al Azhar Waru Sidoarjo. The subjects were mental retardation’s students in that schools. Data collection techniques used in this research was shaped test objective tests. The design model used in this study is one group pretest-posttest design (treatment by subject design). Data analysis techniques used by the author in this research was a non-parametric analysis techniques that rank test Wilcoxon signed Sign marked tests (Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test). Based on the data analysis and discussion of the results of research, known that the Z count = -2070 with P = 0.038 at significance level of 5%. The results are smaller than 0.05 can be proven true. Based on those explanations it can be concluded that the alternative hypothesis which states "Learning to use Macromedia Flash is effective in teaching sex education for mental retardation’s students in SLB B / C Al Azhar Waru Sidoarjo" can be proven true.<em></em></p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Macromedia Flash, sex education, children with intellectual disability</p>

A Qualitative Exploration of Teacher and School Staff Experiences when Teaching Sexuality Education Programmes at Special Needs Schools in South Africa

Teachers and health care professionals are seen as valuable collaborators in delivering sensitive topics to learners. A qualitative exploration of how teachers and school staff described their teaching experiences when teaching sexuality education programmes was conducted at Special Needs Schools in South Africa. A total of 78 participants (68 teachers and 10 school staff) completed three open-ended response questions that were part of a survey questionnaire on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and perceptions (KABP) of teaching practises related to teaching sexuality education. In spite of learners’ disabilities, specifically their cognitive level of functioning, participants noted the importance and the right of learners with disabilities to receive this information. Participants reported that some learners are well informed about the topic of sexuality and are already sexually active. Though they acknowledged various challenges in teaching this topic, participants also expressed the urgency for an updated and relevant curriculum to be implemented. It is imperative to provide sufficient support to learners with disabilities in the form of sexuality education, in order to help them understand their sexuality better. This will lead to meaningful participation and engagement, ensuring that learners with disabilities are treated with dignity and respect.

Children Safety: Education Game for Childs Sex Education

Some people still cannot talk freely about sex education. On the other hand, some of them have an assumption about teaching sex education will leads to free sex behavior. Sometimes parent afraid to talk about sex education with their children, even some parent think sex education is not important thing for children.However, in fact children need to know about sex education for their own good. To children, sex education is to explain differences in male and female and to know well about themselves. Create media to deliver sex education is the way to teach children about sex education. Among many media, game is one option to deliver this education.This research will discuss about game for childs sex media education. Use game as sex media education because game has capability to deliver message. Through game concept, picture, and animation, game deliver childs sex education to children. With the objective to prevent child from sexual abuse. However, when children play the game they need companion to make clear that children understand the meaning of game message through game story.