- Title
- Puberty, health and sexual education in Australian regional primary schools : Year 5 and 6 teacher perceptions
- Creator
- Duffy, Bernadette; Fotinatos, Nina; Smith, Amanda; Burke, Jenene
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/41472
- Identifier
- vital:4914
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2012.678324
- Identifier
- ISSN:1468-1811
- Abstract
- The research reported in this paper investigates why teachers in regional primary schools in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia, are choosing to outsource the teaching of sexuality education. A survey was conducted of 29 Year 5 and Year 6 teachers from local primary schools. The teachers provided information about: their confidence in delivering sexuality-related topics; their perceptions of the relevance of given sexuality topics to their students; the teachers' own professional development preferences; and what they saw as their personal limitations in teaching sexuality education. Teachers tended to report low confidence in teaching topics that are considered 'sensitive', such as menstruation, wet dreams and sexual intercourse. Furthermore, they indicated a need for professional development in teaching sexuality education. The greatest hurdle identified lies in identifying how to motivate, engage and support teachers to take a professional interest in teaching sexuality education. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
- Relation
- Sex Education Vol. 13, no. 2 (2013), p. 186-203
- Rights
- Copyright 2013 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Australia; Professional development; Sex education; Topic confidence; 1117 Public Health and Health Services; 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy; 1699 Other Studies In Human Society
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