Sex Education Perception of Teacher Trainees of Uttar Pradesh India

The problem of the present project was “Educational Evaluation of Sex Education as Perceived by TTs under Traditional and Distance Education Systems” with the following objectives to find out and compare the opinion of TTs (TTs) under traditional and distance education system and different genders with regard to various aspects of sex education (SE) in Indian schools. Randomly selected TTs (200) belonged to different districts of UP INDIA. The specific features included - age group 20-35 years. rural 54% and urban 46% annual income below INR 100000 42% and above58% married 59% married 41% joint 27% and nuclear 73% Postgraduate 54% and only graduate 46% from self financed college 77% and government aided college 23% general 38% OBC 33% SC 27% and ST categories 2% and having kids 0-4. Observation schedule method was implemented to collect authentic primary information from the respondents. The questionnaire included 40 easy and clear items related with different aspects of SE. Data obtained was analyzed those using chi square. Following suggestion can be framed on the basis of the opinion of the respondents that SE is necessary to be included in the curriculum for an adolescent for development of personality and successful life and to avoid pre-marriage sexual relationship sexual crime and sexual harassment. SE should include information regarding sex-related body organs physiology and diseases and should be provided to children through teachers magazines and subject experts by explaining the fact and to remove quarries.