STUDENTS VIEW ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF SEX EDUCATION INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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STUDENTS
VIEW ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION OF SEX EDUCATION INTO SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM
IN IKPOBA OKHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
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.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
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.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
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.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
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.
ASSUMPTIONS
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
RESEARCH PROBLEMS
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
SCOPE OF STUDY
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
DEFINITION OF TERM
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.
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