ABSTRACT
The study is aimed at analyzing the students view about the
introduction of sex education into the secondary schools curriculum in Ikpoba
Okha local government area of Edo state, Nigeria.
The sample used consist
of two hundred {200} respondents from four schools in Ikpoba Okha.
A questionnaire titled
“students view about the introduction of sex education into secondary school
curriculum” was developed by the researcher for the collection of data. The
data collected were analysed by the use of simple percentage.
The study showed that students
actually want sex education in the secondary school curriculum and t was
recommended that sex education should not only be introduced into the secondary
school curriculum but also taught at home.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter one
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of problem
Purpose of the study
Significance of the study
Hypothesis
Research problems
Scope/delimitation
Definition of terms
Chapter two
Literature review
Chapter three
Design and methodology
Population and sample
Instrumental and data collection
Analysis of data
Chapter four
Presentation and analysis of data
Introduction
Percentage analysis
Research problem analysis
Chapter five
Summary, conclusion and recommendation
Summary and conclusion
Recommendation
References
Questionnaire
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Sex education is one of the major determinants of future stability in families
of the nation. Unfortunately, in Nigeria today while time and money are being
spent on curriculum work and school environment, surprisingly, little time and
attention are paid to the crucial issues of sex education.
Sex education is a comprehensive and systematic development
program extending from infancy to maturity. It is planned and directed to
produce social and moral desirable sexual attitudes practices and personal
behaviour.
Sex problems have a very
devastating effect on the individual in our society. Some people have wrong
ideas about sex education. This is not surprising, considering the fact that
many old people have their respective viewpoint about life.
With the greater freedom of
discussion of sex in our society and the earlier maturity of children today,
one would not consider the introduction of ex education to our teenagers too
early. The introduction of proper sex education to our youths will reduce many
of the societal problems now facing us.
The bringing together of boys
and girls into the same schools creates problems of physical contact and
emotional involvement which eventually culminate in arousing sexuality.
A majority of Nigerian parents
and teachers believe that the sex education of their children is the parents
responsibility while some others would welcome its introduction into the school
curriculum. This lead to the question, ‘what are the students views towards it
introduction into school curriculum?
Simply put, sex education is
that dealing with the processes and problems of reproductions designed to
provide the individual with understanding and control of their sex impulses and
behaviour. It also deals with the principles of both individual and groups
problems stemming from the biological fact that there are two basic types of
human beings – males and females.
The need for the teaching of
sex education in secondary schools in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Cannot be
overemphasized. This is because of the influx of people from different ethnic
group into the locality. Ikpoba-Okha has not only increased in population but
also in size. The need to actualize these sexual feelings became evidence when
the students are among themselves. But the forceful preventives warning of the
parents only serve temporary chock on sexual tendencies amongst these youth.
With these children sent to secondary schools and no thorough knowledge of sex
life, a lot of problems easily come into play as the students jumps into their
game of uncontrolled emotion. As a place for the dissemination of knowledge,
secondary schools become the local point fort the introduction of sex
education, since present generation involve themselves in promiscuity and
corruption, there is the need for them to be taught what sexual relationship
is. With this, a lot of changes will occur in the life of the students, parents
and the community at large.
According to Calderome (1972)
the World War II marked the liberalization of many attitudes about sex as well
as the beginning of changes in behaviour leading individuals all over the world
to advocate for ‘telling the truth’ to children. The child study association of
America in the 1920s led the way toward an open approach to all topics
including sex education. Though more emphasis was placed on reproductive
education, since then, the concept has enlarged considering today sex education
encompasses a wide range of biological, sociological and psychological
knowledge. Today there is the awareness of the need for sex education in
schools, churches and other institutions of the growing concern over teenage
pregnancies, abortions, venereal disease, increased promiscuity, widespread
martial and sexual difficulties.
Sources of initiatives are the
sex information and education council of the United State (SIECUS), which was
founded in 1963, professional groups and all levels, while Calder-Wood D. D.
and Sloan (1982) added the Japanese Association for sex education.
More so, the knowledge of sex
education will reduce the rate of casualty, which would have resulted from
illegal procurement of abortion by quack doctors or nurses. Presently sex
education programmes have been integrated into several secondary school
education programmes.
Ignorance of sex and its
associated problems is prevalent in and among secondary school students. The
life of students are shattered with the passing of incorrect information among
themselves, they get misled by others.
Today, the problems resulting
from the lack of sex education to our youth are numerous. They are unwanted
pregnancies, increase abortion, high incidence of sexually transmitted diseases
and high rates of sexual promiscuity. All these have led to inability to
concentrate, poor school performance, deterioration of mental health of
students, high rate of school drop outs, increase in illiteracy and over
population. Consequently, the educational opportunity of Nigeria youth is
greatly affected and this posses a great loss to the society. Religious bodies
view sex education as premature, dangerous and likely to lead to sexual
promiscuity. To behavioural scientists, the introduction of sex education is
proper. However, despite the increasing sexual problems, parents and schools
are still not providing teenagers with proper knowledge of sex.
Young people regard sex as fun
rather than what it really is. They see it as a personal and private affair of
the participants, which it is not. They take to themselves as a teacher (which
is not good enough) and have been guided by mythologies and misconceptions
about sex.
Many administrations have bee
greatly worried about the appropriate level of which sex education can be
introduced, who should teach sex education, what to teach and what not to. It
should however, be realized that sex education if properly given does not
arouse morbid curiosity but does exactly the opposite to young people. Whereas,
the misinformation, secret, misinterpretation and fables about sex functions
leads to dangerous consequences. Therefore, information about sex education
gives an insight to people understanding of sex functions.
It was Liewely-Jones Derek
(1978) who noted that adults complain about the irresponsibility of teenagers
about their lack of respect, about their morals and promiscuity, yet it is
difficult to ask teenagers to develop responsibility when adults seen to be
rejecting it and when society seems to be fragmenting it is particularly
difficult to ask young people to maintain sexual responsibility. He needs to be
alert to talk to someone close to him and not have to talk to her parents as
strangers. It parents are unable to answer her questions regarding social,
moral and sexual attitudes, then they have failed as parents and should not
blame their children for failing. As children grow older, their interest in sex
increases.
The purpose of the study is
therefore to sample the views of students on the issue of the introduction of
sex education in secondary school curriculum. This study is also programmed to
find out how sexual problem deeply influence students in order to portray the
need for schools. It would also educate the students to know what sexual
relationship is and the implication of sex promiscuity.
And to make a case for the need
to teach sex education in secondary schools beginning from junior secondary
III. It also seeks to find out the various ways in which sex education can be
taught, who to teach it and the goals to be achieved from teaching sex
education.
The outcome of this research
programme will enable the readers not only to identity the need for introducing
the course sex education into secondary school curriculum, but will also assist
in the enumeration of the problems occurring due to the non-introduction of sex
education into secondary schools and possible solution to the elimination of
such associated problems. It will also help the readers to understand that the
babies got from unwanted pregnancy by school girls may be fatherless, thus they
will always create problems to their parents and also the society in general.
It is hoped that through the
findings, the various misconceptions on the issue of sex education will be
corrected. There can be nothing more damaging to effective sex reduction than
shame, embarrassment and untruthfulness on timidity about sex. It is also hoped
that a solution to the problems affecting sex education will be achieved so
that meaningful sex education will be taught to our youths.
Solving the issue of sex
education will go far in improving on the health of every individual, school
performance, population growth and therefore lighten the standard of living.
With the knowledge and not
ignorance of sex education, youth will be in a better position to understand
the challenges of growing up and the values of sex as well as its pit falls.
1.
The teaching of sex education should be limited to female teachers.
2.
The teaching of sex education in secondary schools will reduce the rate of
dropout that is caused by indiscriminate sexual activities.
3.
The knowledge of sex education can reduce the rate of deaths that occur during
the procurement of abortion of unwanted pregnancies.
4.
The problems of infertility among women in the society will be reduced with the
knowledge of sex education
i.
Students feel that sex education will save them from certain embarrassing
situations.
ii.
Students feel sex education should be taught at home
iii.
Students want sex education introduced into the secondary school curriculum
Sex education is a very broad
topic, it is necessary for everybody not just students or adolescent, but this
study is limited to the need for sex education in secondary school curriculum
Sex: A fundamental driving force in relationship between the
biological need to produce, culture influence love and affection of human life.
Sexual relationship: Sexual
intercourse by both sexes. It also has something to do with having canal
knowledge of each other.
Promiscuity: Indiscriminate
sexual relationship that occurs outside marriage life.
Education: This is the act of
acquiring knowledge that intend to produce a positive result. It is also a
process of changing the behaviour of a person.
Sex education: Composes
of the knowledge of the male and the female anatomy on parts of the body, the
basic process of human reproduction and developments, sexual intercourse,
consequences and responsibilities, contraception or pregnancy prevention and
where or how to get counselling
Curriculum: This can be
descried as the list of projects to be studied in any course of study. It can
also be defined as a planned course of instruction.
Teenagers: This is the stage of
development in human being between 10 – 18 years.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0404 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 55 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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