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An Analysis of School Health Nurses' Attitude Toward Sex Education: A Q-methodological Approach
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Yaung Sook Chung
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J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 1995;6(2):197-211. Published online December 31, 1995
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Abstract
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- This study was designed to identify school health nurses' attitudes toward sex education through a Q-methodological approach.
Research was done from Apr. 3, 1995 to Oct. 15, 1995.
A final Q-sample was selected to 37 statements out of initial 128 statements after consultation from counselors, educators and writers related to sex education.
The P -sample was consisted with 32 school health nurses in Chonbuk province. The collected data were analyzed by Quanal program on PC.
The results of the study were as follows: School health nurses are categorized into 6 types.
The first type, receiving type with cognition deficiency about general learning objectives of sex education were consisted with 4 subjects.
The second type, valuing type with cognition deficiency about general learning objectives of sex education were consisted with 6 subjects.
The third type, adopting behavior type with cognition deficiency about specific learning objectives of sex education were consisted with 5 subjects.
The fourth type, receiving type with cognition deficiency about specific learning objectives of sex education were consisted with 5 subjects.
The fifth type, making sense of information type with cognition deficiency about specific learning objectives of sex education were consisted with 5 subjects.
The sixth type, adopting behavior type with cognition deficiency about general learning objectives of sex education were consisted with 7 subjects.
As a result of this study, we may realize necessity of prepared sex educators. Sex the educators must be fully cognitive and affective toward sex education before practicing sex education.
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