The Attitude of Teachers Towards the Teaching of Sex Education in Selected Secondary School
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study are;
- To ascertain the attitude of teachers towards sex education in secondary school
- To ascertain whether sex education affect student academic performance
- To ascertain whether students practice sex after teaching
- To ascertain whether teachers shy from teaching sex education
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION
Reddy.A.V, &Babaiah.G (2015) conducted a study on “Attitudes of Teachers towards introduction of Sex Education in Schools”. The study was conducted in 240 secondary school teachers in Nellore and Chittor Districts of Andhra Pradesh, evenly divided into 8 subgroups by sex, marital status and teaching of science or non-science subjects, were tested using an attitude scale containing 36 statements. The results indicated that teachers in general had a favorable attitude toward introduction of sex education into the secondary school curriculum, with male teachers offering somewhat stronger support. Subject taught and marital status were not found significantly related to attitude towards sex education, although sex and marital status were found to interact. Married male teachers had a significantly more favorable attitude than married female teachers, who had a slightly negative attitude. Married male teachers were more in favor of sex education than single male teachers, while married female teachers were less in favor than single female teachers. 70% of the male teachers answered the affirmatively to the introduction of sex education in secondary schools. DehghaniKhadijeh&Nasiriani Khadijah (2015) conducted a study “Teachers attitudes regarding Sex Education to Adolescent” The cross sectional study was done on secondary and high school teachers in Haryana. The teachers were selected randomly using cluster sampling. Data were collected using self-reported questionnaires surveying the teachers mostly focused on the teachers’ views on sex education. The study revealed that the educational content teachers mostly focused on was, related to issues such as maturity, menstruation, hygiene and ablution and moral values for premarital abstinence. The most approved sex education concept by the teachers was that sex education made marriage easier. Teachers believe that the training must start form high school, be done by the school’s health education teacher through educational pamphlets. Teachers emphasized on the necessity of sex education as one of the fundamental rights of young adults and believe that sex education in schools must be mostly about issues regarding maturity, menstruation, hygiene, ablution and moral values of premarital abstinence. SunitaGoel (2014) conducted a study“Attitude of Female school Teachers towards Teaching of Sex Education”. The research is concerned with female teachers’ attitude towards the teaching of sex education in senior secondary schools. Using a random sampling technique 200 female teachers from different government schools of Bathinda andMuktsar districts of Punjab was used to collect the date. The findings of the study revealed that there exists significant difference between attitude of married and unmarried female teachers’ towards teaching of sex education. Urban female teachers showed significantly more favorable attitude than the rural female teachers towards sex education. The attitude of female teachers who are in the age group of 36-46 differ significantly from the age group of 25-35 towards sex education.
SEXUALITY EDUCATION
Throughout the years there has been a lot of interest in sexuality and sex education. many writers interested in this field have come up with some definitions of sexuality education. The need for teenagers to understand or to know more about themselves arose since more and more teenagers are getting involved in sexual activities at an earlier stage in their lives then before (Carr, 2002; GiIlham, 1997; Sherr, 1997;).
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to the attitude of teachers towards the teaching of sex education in selected secondary schools in Oredo local government of Edo state
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
(i)Primary source and
(ii)Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information on the attitude of teachers towards the teaching of sex education in selected secondary schools in Oredo local government of Edo state. 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Oredo local government area of Edo state was selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
DATA ANALYSIS
The data collected from the respondents were analyzed in tabular form with simple percentage for easy understanding.
A total of 133(one hundred and thirty three) questionnaires were distributed and 133 questionnaires were returned.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was on the attitude of teachers towards the teaching of sex education in selected secondary school in Oredo local government of Edo state. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of teachers towards the teaching of sex education in selected secondary school in Oredo local government of Edo state
Summary
This study was on the attitude of teachers towards the teaching of sex education in selected secondary school in Oredo local government of Edo state. Four objectives were raised which included: To ascertain the attitude of teachers towards sex education in secondary school, to ascertain whether sex education affect student academic performance, to ascertain whether students practice sex after teaching, to ascertain whether teachers shy from teaching sex education. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Oredo local government area of Edo State. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made principals, vice principals administration, senior staffs and junior staffs were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
Imparting sex education to children is the need of the hour considering high percentage of AIDS case, sexual harassment, sexual abuse cases, and suicide cases in India. The Teachers have to teach them how to understand their sexuality and learn to curb their desires. Sex Education should be formally included in the course curriculum to spread awareness of various sex related problems and teach ways to prevent them. Social workers have to work effectively to change the perception of the society about sex. It is essential to make sure that all the children are educated about sex at the right age. The parents have to realize that they have to come out of their inhibitions and make an initiative to teach their kids about various sex related problems. Educating them right from the beginning is essential in order to enable a better understanding among children about human sexuality.
Recommendation
Through the findings of this studies and other relevant studies, it is found that sex education is very necessary in the cyber age because inadequate and misinformation can be a life threatening. However, no explicit study was conducted on sex education in Bhutan. Therefore, more research is necessary in this area. While this study has created a platform for dialogue and interest towards attitudes held by students and teachers regarding sexuality education, a larger scale research would have a much better impact in effecting change. Future researchers could emphasize on measuring the attitude towards sex education in relation to economic status, educational qualification and residency (rural/urban). Another aspect where the future researcher could focus is on the relevant courses and lessons to be taught in sex education class. Based on the findings of this study, it is found that sex education is an important tool to fight against social issues such as teenage pregnancy and STDs. Hence, the teaching of sex education in secondary school should be made compulsory and effective without further delay. Efforts should also be made to enrich the training program of teachers with sufficient contents in sex education. More community involvement and the creation of dialogue around sex education should be encouraged. It is also found necessary to change the mindset of the people. Everyone should be open to discussion about sex and help the younger people to understand what sex education is. So, for that more education on sexuality has to be taught to everyone. It is also important to form a policy on sex education in Bhutan. Passage of this act would help increase awareness of the potential risks of engaging in unprotected sex and reduce the frequency of STIs for all sexually active youth. All youth would be better equipped to make informed decisions about relationships and sexual health. Schools should be a supportive and safe environment for the development of all of their students, and comprehensive policies are needed to respond to their needs.
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