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A SEXUAL EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY

LI, YING
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1027604901

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2002, MEd, University of Cincinnati, Education : Health Promotion and Education.
The content of sexual education in China was not satisfactory according to both students and teachers (Liu, 2001). Most college students thought sexual education in China was too conservative and didn't meet their needs (Wu et al., 1997; Zhang, 2000). Therefore this study was designed to ascertain the opinions of Zhejiang University students on when sexual education should first be provided and the most common sources of sexual information. Further, the study was designed to determine what topics should be included in sexual education classes and the degree of comfort students felt receiving this information. Students were also asked to identify the most effective teaching strategies if a sexual education class were to be offered to Zhejiang University students. Differences between female and male college students regarding attitudes toward sexual education were also examined. A 58-question survey designed by researcher was used in this study. Four hundred and twenty students from Zhejiang University participated in the survey and 392 useful questionnaires were collected. Through statistical analysis, the study found that sexual education in China was neither consistent nor comprehensive. There were significant differences between female students and male students regarding sexual education in the number of topics suggested to be included in the sexual education curriculum, the degree of comfort receiving such education and preference of teaching strategies. There were also differences between female and male participants in the ways of receiving sexual information. Efforts should be made to make sexual education better serve Chinese youth. Sexual education teachers should be aware of the differences between genders and use the most suitable teaching strategies for a given audience.
Dr. Randall Cottrell (Advisor)
1 p.
Education, Health
sexual education; needs assessment

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  • LI, Y. (2002). A SEXUAL EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1027604901

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • LI, YING. A SEXUAL EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY. 2002. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1027604901.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • LI, YING. "A SEXUAL EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT AT ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1027604901

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