일개 지역사회 보육시설에서의 유아 성교육 실태조사

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to provide basic information to develop sex education programs for children in day care centers. Methods: The data were collected from 67 day care center teachers, responding to self- report questionnaire, between March 2 and June 30, 2007. The data were analyzed with SPSS/WIN 12.0. Results: 83.5% of teachers believed that sex education for children has to be done by teachers, parents and experts altogether. Many teachers educated children about the origin and delivery process of baby. 41.8% of teachers were found to proceed sex education according to plan. Teachers used diverse coping strategy such as ignoring, scolding, playing a different game, and finding reasons in response to unusual sex-related behaviors of children. Teachers experienced troubles, because they lacked knowledges and teaching materials for sex education. Conclusion: Therefore, it is necessary to develop child sex education programs, which are systematically designed to contain the appropriate contents such as coping strategies to problematic situation.

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