Spolni razvoj in vzgoja predšolskih otrok : Pogled vzgojiteljev in staršev

Kučer, Neža (author), Fekonja, Urška (mentor)

Namen raziskave je bil preučiti pogled slovenskih vzgojiteljev in staršev predšolskih otrok na spolno vzgojo in spolni razvoj v tem razvojnem obdobju. V raziskavo sem vključila 498 staršev otrok, starih od 3 do 6 let, in 122 vzgojiteljev predšolskih otrok, ter s pomočjo vprašalnika ocenila njihovo poznavanje spolnega razvoja in mnenje o spolni vzgoji predšolskih otrok. Nadalje me je zanimalo še, kako se znotraj obeh skupin odraslih oba konstrukta povezujeta z različnimi demografskimi dejavniki (spolom, starostjo, izobrazbo, okoljem bivanja, številom otrok pri starših in delovno dobo pri vzgojiteljih). Ugotovila sem, da razlike v mnenju o spolni vzgoji med obema skupinama, prav tako pa tudi razlike v mnenju glede na demografske značilnosti niso bile pomembne, medtem ko imajo vzgojitelji pomembno več znanja o spolnem razvoju predšolskih otrok v primerjavi s starši. Poznavanje spolnega razvoja se je pomembno povezovalo z mnenjem o spolni vzgoji, in sicer so udeleženci z boljšim poznavanjem pomembno pogosteje za primerno starost pričetka spolne vzgoje navajali nižjo starost otroka. Starši, ki so bolje poznali spolni razvoj otrok, so pogosteje pripisovali pomembnost izobraževalnemu sistemu kot viru spolne vzgoje, prav tako tudi vsem trem virom: staršem, izobraževalnemu sistemu in strokovnjakom. Pri vzgojiteljih se poznavanje spolnega razvoja in mnenje o spolni vzgoji ne povezujeta pomembno z demografskimi dejavniki, poznavanje pa ob kontroli različnih napovednikov pomembno napovedujejo izobrazba, mnenje o primerni starosti pričetka spolne vzgoje in pripisovanje pomembnosti v predajanju spolne vzgoje izobraževalnemu sistemu. Pri starših se poznavanje spolnega razvoja in mnenje o nižji starosti pričetka spolne vzgoje pomembno pozitivno povezuje z izobrazbo, mnenje o primernem viru spolne vzgoje pa s številom otrok (več otrok se povezuje z redkejšim pripisovanjem pomembnosti izobraževalnemu sistemu in strokovnjakom ter s pogostejšim pripisovanjem pomembnosti vsem trem virom). Pri starših poznavanje spolnega razvoja ob kontroli različnih napovednikov pomembno napovedujejo izobrazba, število otrok, mnenje o primerni starosti pričetka, pripisovanje pomembnosti v izvajanju spolne vzgoje izobraževalnemu sistemu in že opravljen pogovor o spolnosti z otroki.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: spolni razvoj, spolna vzgoja, predšolski otroci, starši, vzgojitelji
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Place of publishing: Ljubljana
• Publisher: [N. Kučer]
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: 71 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-154471
• UDC: 159.922.7:613.88(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 188135427
• Publication date in RUL: 16.02.2024

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Sexual development and education of preschool children: Preschool teachers' and parents' view : magistrsko delo

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to examine the perspectives of Slovenian preschool teachers and parents of preschool children on sex education and sexual development during this developmental period. The study included 498 parents of children aged 3 to 6 and 122 preschool teachers. Using a questionnaire, I assessed their knowledge of sexual development and their opinions on sex education for preschool children. Additionally, I was interested in how both constructs within both groups of adults were associated with various demographic factors (gender, age, education, living environment, number of children within parents, and work experience within teachers). I found that differences in opinions on sex education between the two groups, as well as differences in opinions based on demographic characteristics, were not significant. However, teachers demonstrated significantly more knowledge about the sexual development of preschool children compared to parents. Knowledge of sexual development was significantly associated with opinions on sex education. Participants with better knowledge more frequently indicated a lower age for the appropriate initiation of sex education. Parents with better knowledge of sexual development more frequently attributed importance to the educational system as a source of sex education, as well as to all three sources: parents, educational system, and professionals. Among teachers, knowledge of sexual development and opinions on sex education were not significantly associated with demographic factors. However, knowledge was significantly predicted by education, opinion on the appropriate age to start sex education, and attributing importance to the educational system in delivering sex education. Among parents, knowledge of sexual development and the opinion of a lower age for the start of sex education were significantly positively associated with education. The opinion on the appropriate source of sex education was associated with the number of children (more children were associated with less importance attributed to the educational system and professionals and more importance attributed to all three sources). Parental knowledge of sexual development, controlling for various predictors, was significantly predicted by education, the number of children, opinion on the appropriate age to start, attributing importance to the educational system, and having already had a conversation about sexuality with their children.

• Keywords: sexual development, sexual education, preschool children, parents, preschool teachers