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Teachers And Students Perception Of The Teaching Of Sexuality Education In Secondary Schools
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First love experience occurs at school age, and
school has human and material resources for providing education. Sex
education at schools contributes to its promotion in the home
environment. Sex education has been shown to delay sexual initiation or
increase condom use among those who are already sexually active. A
recent Portuguese study reported that nearly 90% of those surveyed said
sex education at school was very important and 87% believed it should be
mandatory. Statement of the Problem This study intends to close the gap
in knowledge regarding sexuality education because there’s a pressing
need to raise the level of information among the young people especially
those who are already embarking on sexually active life. It can help to
prevent physical, psychological, marital and social problems related to
sex. Young people get information about sex and sexuality from a wide
range of sources including each other, their parents, and teacher,
through the media, magazines, books and websites. Some of these sources
give accurate information while others do not. Myths and misconceptions
about sex and sexuality acquired by secondary school students from wrong
sources may be carried throughout life and passed on to their
offspring. It is however been documented that when young people are well
informed, there is a delay in the age of onset of sexual activities and
increased use of preventive measures against STDs and pregnancy amongst
those already sexually active. This led to an overall reduction in
teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Purpose of the
Study The main purpose of this study is to investigate on teachers and
students perception of the teaching of sexuality education in secondary
schools. It is the aim of this study to cover these misconceptions about
teaching sexuality education in secondary schools in its analytical
sense. It also seeks to find out the various ways in which sex education
can be taught, who to teach, importance and challenges of sexuality
education. It will no doubt provide information in the school
curriculum. Significance of the Study This study is imperative for
adolescent boys and girls as it will aid them to have access to sexual
health information, make informed decision that will guarantee them a
reputable future and acquire life skills to deal with sexuality and
relationships in satisfactory and responsible manner. Religious
organisations, policy makers, educators, parents and community/opinion
leaders will find recommendations from this study useful as it will
guide them in formulating effective policies in favour of sex education
in schools, intensify campaigns on the need to include sex education in
school curriculums, debunk any myths and misconceptions concerning sex
education in schools in African societies and facilitate equitable
access to sexual and reproductive health education. Sexual and
reproductive health is nowadays also highly at the global level. Three
of the eight internationally accepted Millennium Development Goals (MDG 3
on gender equality, MDG 5 on maternal health and MDG6 which include
HIV/AIDS) are directly related to it. Hence, this study will also serve
as a panacea to the attainment of these universal development goals.
Data generated from this study will be informative to the government,
non-government and the public health system in planning and implantation
of sustainable sexuality education programs in schools.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work sets out to investigate teachers and students perception of the teaching of sexuality education in some selected secondary schools in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. To achieve this, a total number of four (4) research questions were raised and twenty (20) test items were constructed using a self structured questionnaire as the instrument used from which responses were elicited from the respondents. A total of thirty (30) students and thirty (30) teachersâ€â ... Continue reading---
