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http://dx.doi.org/10.21796/jse.2018.42.2.148

Effects of Sex Education Program related to the Unit of Reproduction and Development on Middle School Boys' Sex-related Knowledge and Attitude towards Sex  

Kim, Sun Young (Chosun University)
Park, Su Bin (Naju Geumcheon Middle School)
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Journal of Science Education / v.42, no.2, 2018 , pp. 148-164 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study developed the sex education program based on the 'reproduction and development' unit of the middle school science, and examined its effectiveness on middle school boys' sex-related knowledge and attitude towards sex. The sex education program consisted of six topics of the structures and functions of generative organs, the importance of life, abortion, the human generation process, venereal diseases and AIDS, and responsibility of self-determination on sexual behavior. The results indicated that the experimental group demonstrated the statistically higher scores of the knowledge on sex than the control groups' scores, especially in the subcategories of 'pregnancy and delivery' and 'sex-related health'. However, both groups did not display any statistical difference on the attitude toward sex. In the subcategory of the attitude towards sex, the experimental group showed the statistically higher scores on 'self-determination and selection' and 'a health relationship'. In addition, the Pearson correlation results indicated the strongest relationship between the attitude toward sex and 'the self-determination and selection'. These results implicated that the sex education program related to the unit of reproduction and development in the middle school science helps the middle school boys develop the better knowledge and attitude towards sex.
Keywords
attitude towards sex; knowledge on sex; middle school boys; science; sex education;
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