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Title: Predicting self-efficacy to teach comprehensive sex education.
Authors: Drudge, Emma (AUTHOR), O'Sullivan, Lucia F. (AUTHOR)
Source: Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Dec2025, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p412-420. 9p.
Subjects: Teacher education, Curriculum, Cross-sectional method, Self-efficacy, Research funding, Sex education, Undergraduate programs, Multiple regression analysis, Attitudes toward sex, Sexual orientation identity, Content analysis, Leadership, Teaching methods, Descriptive statistics, Autodidacticism, Surveys, College teacher attitudes, Human comfort, Data analysis software, Professional competence
Geographic Terms: Canada
Abstract: Decades of research regarding the provision of comprehensive sex education (CSE) have resulted in calls for teachers to receive more and better training to teach this critical content. However, little is known about current CSE training practices in education programs and the extent to which they develop self-efficacy to teach CSE. The authors surveyed 134 preservice teachers in Eastern Canadian Bachelor of Education programs. The majority of participants reported receiving no sex education training whatsoever during their degree. Participants who did receive training reported that it was minimal and part of elective, not mandatory, coursework. Many preservice teachers expressed disappointment about this gap in their training. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis found that individual differences in comfort with sexual topics predicted self-efficacy to teach sex education, suggesting that teacher comfort should be a key target for training preservice teachers. Although these results support the need for mandatory preservice training, they also contribute to growing evidence that teachers with higher comfort with sexual topics should be supported in pursuing self-directed learning as a more immediate way to enhance their effectiveness in the provision of comprehensive sex education in Canadian classrooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Decades of research regarding the provision of comprehensive sex education (CSE) have resulted in calls for teachers to receive more and better training to teach this critical content. However, little is known about current CSE training practices in education programs and the extent to which they develop self-efficacy to teach CSE. The authors surveyed 134 preservice teachers in Eastern Canadian Bachelor of Education programs. The majority of participants reported receiving no sex education training whatsoever during their degree. Participants who did receive training reported that it was minimal and part of elective, not mandatory, coursework. Many preservice teachers expressed disappointment about this gap in their training. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis found that individual differences in comfort with sexual topics predicted self-efficacy to teach sex education, suggesting that teacher comfort should be a key target for training preservice teachers. Although these results support the need for mandatory preservice training, they also contribute to growing evidence that teachers with higher comfort with sexual topics should be supported in pursuing self-directed learning as a more immediate way to enhance their effectiveness in the provision of comprehensive sex education in Canadian classrooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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