Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers' Perceptions about Sexuality Education and Behavioural Intentions towards Children's Curiosity about Sexuality

Autor/inn/en	Cheung, Sum Kwing; Kwan, Joyce Lok Yin; Yim, Ka Yan Karen
Titel	Pre-Service Early Childhood Teachers' Perceptions about Sexuality Education and Behavioural Intentions towards Children's Curiosity about Sexuality
Quelle	In: Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 47 (2021) 1, S.89-103 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Cheung, Sum Kwing)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-7476
DOI	10.1080/02607476.2020.1829964
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preservice Teachers; Early Childhood Teachers; Self Efficacy; Sex Education; Sexuality; Intention; Psychological Patterns; Student Attitudes; Preservice Teacher Education; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Child Behavior; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Early childhood; Early childhood education; Teacher; Teachers; Frühe Kindheit; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Sexualität; Schülerverhalten; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Hongkong
Abstract	Research Findings: This study surveyed 216 pre-service early childhood teachers in Hong Kong to examine their levels of confidence in teaching different topics of sexuality. It also sought to explore the relationships of their different perceptions about sexuality education to their behavioural intentions towards children's curiosity. Results showed that the participants reported the highest level of confidence in teaching about self-protection and the lowest level of confidence in teaching about body parts of the two sexes and origin of life. Surprisingly, there was no significant relationship between overall confidence and behavioural intentions. Perceived benefits of sexuality education and embarrassment of talking about sexuality were associated with the avoidance intention, but only the former was associated with the approach intention. Practice or Policy: Our findings suggest that teacher educators should seek ways to help pre-service teachers realise the benefits of sexuality education and reduce their discomfort of talking openly about sexuality. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01