TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF THE INTRODUCTION OF SEX EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL’S CURRICULUM IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA
Keywords:
Sex education, Secondary school’s curriculum, Teachers’ perceptionAbstract
This study investigated the teachers’ perception of the introduction of sex education in secondary school curriculum in Ogun state, Nigeria. The population for the study was all secondary school teachers in Abeokuta metropolis, Ogun State. The sample for the study consisted of three hundred secondary schools teachers randomly selected from Abeokuta metropolis.The instrument used for data collection was ‘Attitude towards Sex Education Questionnaire’ (ASEQ) which was developed by the researchers. The data collected were analyzed using t-test and ANOVA statistical tools. The result indicated that teachers were favourably disposed to the introduction of sex education and showed no significant difference in the attitude of teachers towards the introduction of the sex education in secondary schools on the basis of gender, family type, age, religion and the type of subjects they teach. However, there was a significant difference in the attitude of teachers towards the introduction of sex education based on their teaching status. Based on these findings, it was recommended that, government should include sex education as a separate subject in the secondary schools curriculum.
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