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Attitude Of Parents Towards The Study Of Sex Education In Secondary Schools
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Research Questions
1. What are the attitudes of parents towards the study of sex education in secondary schools?
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Does cultural belief influence the attitude of parents towards the
study of sex education in secondary schools?
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Would the teachers’ qualification in a health course influence parents’
attitude towards the study of sex education? Significance of the Study
This study enlightens parents in their role towards their children’s
sexual development. It enables parents understand the need for their
child to acquire the knowledge; skill and habit that would allow them
develop into healthy adults. It enables the child build and engages in a
healthy relationship with the opposite sex. This would enable the child
to acquire a basic understanding on virtually every aspect of life by
the time he reaches full maturity. Delimitation of the study The
researcher delimited the study to parents in the University of Benin.
The parents involved in this study comprise of both Academic and Non
Academic staff. This study was delimited in order to ensure/achieve
validity and reliability.
Limitations of the Study During the course
of this study, certain obstacles were faced; as a result of this, the
researcher limits her study to parents who are workers in the University
of Benin. These parents were taken from five faculties namely;
1. Faculty of Education
2. School of Medicine
3. Faculty of law
4. Faculty of Management Sciences
5.
Faculty of Physical Sciences. This study is also limited to finding out
parents’ attitude towards the study of sex education in secondary
schools. It does not seek to know the teachers and students opinion.
Definition of Terms Attitude: The way you think and feel about somebody
or something. (Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, 7th edition). Sex:
Refers to gender or tries to classify a ‘being’ into male or female. It
also refers to the physical activity between two people in which they
touch each other’s sexual organs and which may include sexual
intercourse. (Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, 7th edition).
Cultural belief: The way of life of a group of people and the things
they engage in. Education: Total process of human learning by which
knowledge is imparted, faculties are trained and skills developed.
(Urevbu, 1991). Sex education: is the education that teaches the young
person what he/she should know for his/her personal conduct and
relationship with others. (Shyler, 1976). Sexually transmitted diseases:
Infections that can be transmitted from someone to another individual
during or through sexual intercourse.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Early sex education among our youths is very vital. This study was conducted to examine the attitude of parents towards the study of sex education in secondary schools in an enlightened community like the University of Benin, Benin City. Data was obtained through the use of questionnaire. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed to parents in five (5) different faculties. This study utilizes the survey design employing simple random sampling technique in gathering data on the study. Statis ... Continue reading---
