What Tanzanian parents want (and do not want) covered in school-based sex and relationships education
Mkumbo, Kitila and Ingham, Roger (2010) What Tanzanian parents want (and do not want) covered in school-based sex and relationships education. Sex Education, 10, (1), 67-78. (doi:10.1080/14681810903491396).
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Despite evidence that demonstrates the benefits of school-based sex and relationships education (SRE) in promoting and protecting young people’s sexual health, there are still controversies regarding what should be covered in the SRE curriculum among different stakeholders, including parents. This study assessed Tanzanian parents’ attitudes towards the provision of SRE in schools in order to ascertain their level of
support and what they wanted covered in school-based SRE. Two hundred and eighty seven parents, recruited from one urban district and one rural district, completed a
questionnaire assessing their attitudes towards school-based SRE. Results show that, in both districts, more than 75% supported the provision of SRE in schools as well as the inclusion of a wide range of topics in school-based SRE curriculum. However, the results also show that parents do not equally welcome the inclusion of some topics – especially those in the domain of attitudes and values, such as homosexuality and
masturbation. The study concludes that, although parents may object to the inclusion of some topics, they generally support the provision of SRE in schools. It is hoped that the results of this study will help to overcome some of the resistance to a more widespread introduction of SRE in Tanzanian schools that rests on fears of parental reaction.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1468-1811 (print) |
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| Keywords: | sex and relationships education, Tanzania, parent's views |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Psychology > Division of Human Wellbeing |
| Item ID: | 79459 |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 13:13 |
| Contributors: | Mkumbo, Kitila (Author) Ingham, Roger (Author) |
| Date: | February 2010 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | ri@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/79459 |
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