D.Ed. (Educational Psychology) / In the Republic of South Africa, there is a growing consciousness of the importance of sex education, and specifically of relationship education, for the youth. Research indicates that the peer group and the media are the main sources of information regarding heterosexual relationships. That these sources are not very reliable, is indicated by the fact that South Africa has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies (among all population groups) in the world. The additional threat of AIDS has shifted the responsibility for guidance regarding heterosexual relationships increasingly towards institutions of education, such as schools, colleges and universities. Bearing this in mind, it stands to reason that student teachers should be equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes regarding heterosexual relationships. This would not only aid their personal growth, but would be of immense value to them as teachers. The problem is that up to now only a few Colleges of Education in the R.S.A. have been offering limited training in family education. No college, however, offers a course exclusively directed to student teachers' own heterosexual relationships. Research was therefore undertaken to investigate the attitudes of student teachers in respect of those facets of heterosexual relationships which featured prominently in the literature studied, namely self concept, sexuality, sex roles, empathy and communication. The empirical component of the investigation was based on the implementation of a questionnaire, which was completed by all the students of an Afrikaans medium College of Education.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:13402 |
| Date | 02 March 2015 |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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