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| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2002): |
Elementary school teachers' techniques of responding to student questions regarding sexuality issues.
Full Abstract
Fifth- and sixth-grade elementary school teachers' (n = 277) techniques of responding to students' human sexuality-related questions were assessed. Few teachers (34%) reported receiving formal training in sexuality education. The most commonly asked student questions dealt with STDs, puberty, homosexuality, pregnancy, and abortion. Teachers' willingness to answer sexually-related questions in front of the class varied (73% to 14%) by content of the question. There were no questions on the questionnaire in which more than one in five teachers would choose not to answer. The most common questions the teachers identified they would not respond to dealt with topics such as abortion, masturbation, homosexuality, and issues about the male genitals. Finally, none of the questions was perceived by more than one in eight of the teachers as questions they would not be allowed to answer.
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Author/s: Price, James H (JH); Dake, Joseph A (JA); Kirchofer, Gregg (G); Telljohann, Susan K (SK);
Affiliation: Dept. of Public Health, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA. jprice@utnet.utoledo.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: The Journal of school health (J Sch Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jan; vol 73 (issue 1) : pp 9-14
Dates: Created 2003/03/07; Completed 2003/06/10; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12621718, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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