Perspectives of Indonesian Parents towards School-Based Sexuality Education

Autor/inn/en	Leowalu, Sanyulandy; Hendriks, Jacqueline
Titel	Perspectives of Indonesian Parents towards School-Based Sexuality Education
Quelle	In: Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 43 (2023) 2, S.572-585 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hendriks, Jacqueline)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0218-8791
DOI	10.1080/02188791.2021.1944842
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Sex Education; Foreign Countries; Parent Surveys; Elementary Secondary Education; Religious Factors; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Educational Background; Parent Background; Sexuality; Indonesia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Ausland; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Vorbildung; Elternhaus; Sexualität; Indonesien
Abstract	Internationally, school-based sexuality education programmes have shown to improve sexual practices and health outcomes for young people. However, perceived parental discord is commonly cited as a barrier to implementation. Within Indonesia, there is limited empirical evidence regarding parents' attitudes towards school-based sexuality education. A sample of 768 Indonesian parents and caregivers completed an online Qualtrics survey to determine their level of support or disapproval towards the provision of sexuality education within primary and secondary schools. The majority of parents supported school-based sexuality education (n = 756, 98.4%) and suggested certain topics should commence as early as kindergarten and elementary school (n = 615, 80.0%). Religious affiliation was not associated with permissiveness. When presented with a range of sexuality topics, most parents agreed their inclusion was important. However, for some topics, there was significant variability in opinion based upon the age, gender, or educational background of the parent; thereby providing opportunity for further work. This preliminary study challenges notions that parents, particularly those with religious affiliations, are barriers to the delivery of sexuality education within Indonesia schools. Further research and advocacy will hopefully encourage educators to expand their current levels of provision, to align with international and evidence-based guidelines. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01