What Do Preservice Teachers Want to Learn about Puberty and Sexuality Education? An Australian Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Goldman, Juliette D. G.; Grimbeek, Peter
Titel	What Do Preservice Teachers Want to Learn about Puberty and Sexuality Education? An Australian Perspective
Quelle	In: Pastoral Care in Education, 34 (2016) 4, S.189-201 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-3944
DOI	10.1080/02643944.2016.1204349
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Preservice Teacher Education; Student Teacher Attitudes; Puberty; Sex Education; Preferences; Knowledge Level; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Mixed Methods Research; Primary Education; School Counselors; School Nurses; Teaching Methods; Tutorial Programs; Case Studies; Self Efficacy; Teacher Effectiveness; Undergraduate Students; Questionnaires; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Pubertät; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Wissensbasis; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Primarbereich; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Tutorial programmes; Förderprogramm; Lernprogramm; Tutorensystem; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Fragebogen; Australien
Abstract	The processes of puberty are now commonly observed in primary school-aged students. Schools, therefore, need to address puberty and sexuality education for students' health, well-being, safety and pastoral care. Similarly, preservice teacher education needs to address future primary school teachers' unfamiliarity and lack of confidence with these issues and topics, and develop appropriate and normative learning and teaching practices to benefit students of all ages. This paper explores the types of sexuality education content and pedagogies student-teachers prefer to learn about, and be assessed on, in a dedicated sexuality education course in their preservice Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree. A mixed-method design collected quantitative preference ratings and qualitative responses revealing that student-teachers prefer content about the social, developmental and psychological aspects of primary school children's puberty and sexuality. Student-teachers also prefer school counsellors and school nurses as guest speakers, learning pedagogies in tutorial or small groups and assessments through case studies by oneself or small groups. This Australian evidence may be useful to designers of preservice health and sexuality education courses, who aim to assist primary school student-teachers become more competent, confident and professionally trained in puberty and sexuality education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01