Teachers' receptiveness and comfort teaching sexuality education and using non-traditional teaching strategies.: An article from: Journal of School Health

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From the author: This article reports on the comfort level of 97 eighth grade teachers using non-traditional teaching strategies in sexuality education classes. Most were comfortable teaching sexuality education and undeterred by external factors such as students' religious beliefs, lack of administrative support, or parental protest. However, a quarter to a third of teachers reported never or rarely using activities such as roleplays, small-group discussions, and problem-solving exercises. Multiple regression indicated that only gender was a significant predictor of such usage. The greatest perceived barriers to teaching sexuality education and using alternative teaching strategies were lack of materials, lack of time, and difficulty with facilitation under traditional classroom structure. Although more research is needed to better understand barriers to using alternative strategies, teachers in two focus groups (n = 19) suggested 1) restructuring classroom settings to match the demands of new teaching strategies, and 2) "experience appropriate" curricula. (J Sch Health. 1996;66(5):140-144)

Citation Details
Title: Teachers' receptiveness and comfort teaching sexuality education and using non-traditional teaching strategies.
Author: Clara S. Haignere
Publication:Journal of School Health (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1996
Publisher: American School Health Association
Volume: v66 Issue: n4 Page: p140(5)

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