ABSTRACT
Teaching sex education in Nigerian schools, especially secondary schools is an issue of great importance and a matter of urgency; due to the burning problems which pre-marital sex has created and is still creating among many teenagers in secondary schools. These problems among others include: unplanned pregnancies, abortions, school drop outs, sexually transmitted diseases and infections, which contribute to high mortality rate among youths, most especially girls and sometimes permanent stigma, which they live with forever. This study investigates teachers’ attitude towards the teaching of sex education in secondary schools. Data for the study were collected by the use of questionnaires with the help of the three research questions set to guide the study. Simple frequencies and percentages were used to analyze the collected data, after which the result from the study showed that teachers have positive attitude and are in support to teach sex education in secondary schools. As a result, the researcher recommended that, the federal and state ministry of education should take a bold step towards mandating the implementation of teaching sex education in Nigerian secondary school system; the government should assist school administrators to organize seminars for teachers teaching health science, biology, integrated science, home economics, social studies, civic education, and other subjects to help assist in the teaching of sex education before proper implementation. In addition, more awareness should be created to parents who may not want their children to involve in sex education classes, and also to teachers who did not support the teaching of sex education in Nigerian secondary schools. Finally, the researcher suggested: comparative study of the relationship between Nigerian cultures and sex education; the need for sex education in Nigerian school system; human sexuality problems and health education, and parents perceptions on teaching sex education in Nigerian Secondary schools for further studies.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Cover Page - - - - - - - - - - i
Fly Leaf - - - - - - - - - - ii
Title Page - - - - - - - - - - iii
Declaration - - - - - - - - - - i
Certification - - - - - - - - - - v
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - vi
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - vii
Abstract - - - - - - - - - viii
Table of Content - - - - - - - - - ix
List of Tables - - - - - - - - - - xii
CHAPTER ONE - BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 1
1.1 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - - 11
1.2 Purpose of the Study - - - - - - - - 14
1.3 Research Questions - - - - - - - - 15
1.4 Scope of the Study - - - - - - - - 16
1.5 Significance of the Study - - - - - - - - 16
1.6 Operational Definition of Terms - - - - - - - 17
CHAPTER TWO - REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES
2.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 19
2.1 An Overview of Sex Education- - - - - - - - 22
2.2 Teachers’ Attitude towards Teaching of Sex Education - - - - 46
CHAPTER THREE - METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 64
3.1 Research Design - - - - - - - - - 64
3.2 Population and Sample - - - - - - - - 65
3.3 Sampling Technique - - - - - - - - 65
3.4 Instrument for Data Collection - - - - - - - 65
3.5 Validity and Reliability of Instrument - - - - - - 66
3.6 Procedure for Data Collection - - - - - - - 66
3.7 Methods of data analysis - - - - - - - - 66
CHAPTER FOUR - DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 67
4.1 Answering Research Questions - - - - - - - 69
4.2 Result of Findings - - - - - - - - 73
4.3 Discussion of Findings - - - - - - - 74
CHAPTER FIVE - SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 78
5.1 Summary of Findings - - - - - - - - 78
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 79
5.3 Recommendations- - - - - - - - - 79
References - - - - - - - - - 82
Appendix - - - - - - - - 93
Questionnaires
LIST OF TABLES
Table 4.1: Gender Distribution - - - - - - - 67
Table 4.2: Age Distribution - - - - - - - - 67
Table 4.3: Marital Status Distribution - - - - - - 68
Table 4.4: School Distribution - - - - - - - 68
Table 4.5: Do secondary school teachers have the knowledge to teach sex education? 70
Table 4.6: Are teachers willing to teaching of sex education in secondary Schools? 71
Table 4.7: To what extent are teachers willing to be trained how to teach sex education? 72