Comparison of Teaching Status, Utilization of the Teaching Materials, and the Need to solve the Matters of Sex Education between the School Health Educators and Teachers in the Elementary Schools

보건교사와 일반교사의 성교육 수업실태, 자료 활용도 및 문제해결 요구도 비교

  • Lee, Jung-Ran (Donghyun Elementary School) ;
  • Ahn, Suk-Hee (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Hae (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Pusan National University) ;
  • Cho, Gyoo-Yeong (Research Institute of Nursing Science, Pusan National University)
  • 이정란 (부산 동현초등학교) ;
  • 안숙희 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 김영혜 (부산대학교 의과대학 간호학과) ;
  • 조규영 (부산대학교 간호과학연구소)
  • Published : 2004.12.01

Abstract

Purpose: This descriptive study was conducted to compare the teaching status, utilization of the teaching materials, and the need to solve matters of sex education between the school health educators and teachers working in an elementary school in Busan. Method: 182 school health educators and 125 teachers participated in the research. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire, and analyzed by frequency and x2 -test using the SPSS WIN 10.0 Program. Results: While school health educators carried out most of the sex education in the extra curriculum and physical education class, teachers did in the regular curriculum and physical education class. Regarding the utilization of the teaching materials on sex education, although the majority of school health educators used the teacher's manual, only a few teachers used it. Most of the school health educators used the ICT teaching materials while only half of the teachers did. Regarding the methods to solve matters on sex education, school health educators responded that a sex-related subject should be combined with a health subject, and an independent sex-related subject was necessary. The teachers, however, responded that it was necessary to secure enough time for sex education, the sex-related subject combined with a health subject was necessary, and there is a need to designate a sex educator. Conclusion: School health educators utilized more teaching materials for sex education and suggested more active methods to solve matters related to sex education. Therefore, school health educators should be more active as sex educators, and the subject of sex education should be adopted as a regular course.

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