Exploring Age-Old Xhosa Values in the Teaching of Sexuality Education

Autor/in	Msutwana, Nomawonga Veronica
Titel	Exploring Age-Old Xhosa Values in the Teaching of Sexuality Education
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 41 (2021) 3, Artikel 1914 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Msutwana, Nomawonga Veronica)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Sex Education; Females; Women Faculty; Cultural Influences; Adolescents; Teaching Methods; Health Behavior; Life Style; Social Values; Sexuality; Secondary School Teachers; Foreign Countries; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Photography; African Culture; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Weibliches Geschlecht; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Lebensstil; Sozialer Wert; Sexualität; Ausland; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; School year 12; 12. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 12; Fotografie; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Research demonstrates that teachers' cultural perspectives influence how they teach sexuality education; however, it is not clear how this occurs. Therefore, in my study, I explored how Xhosa teachers' cultural perspectives influenced their practice of teaching sexuality education to adolescent Xhosa learners. I purposively selected 9 female Xhosa teachers and took them through the photovoice process, adopting a critical paradigm and drawing on a participatory visual methodology in achieving this aim. The findings reveal 2 themes: on the one hand, the participants used the past as a lens by drawing on some age-old cultural values and adhering to a didactic model of teaching, and on the other, they shifted towards a new practice by innovating their teaching method and refocusing on a safe lifestyle. The participants stated that the values of assertiveness and passivity were necessary for girls to navigate their adolescent sexuality successfully, even though the 2 values seemed contradictory. This presents a dichotomous dynamic, calling for the scrutiny of the Xhosa culture as it relates to sexuality. This work has implications for teacher professional development and training, as innovative and participatory methods are appropriate for use within sexuality education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01