The Analysis of Null Curriculum in Sex Education: Focusing on the Male Students at Junior High School

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

asghar ebrahimi harestani ¹ , Behrooz Mahram ² , Mohammad Javad Liaghatdar ³

1 - 1دانشجوی دکتری برنامه ریزی درسی، دانشکده علوم تربیتی و روان‌شناسی دانشگاه تبریز ، تبریز، ایران
2 - 2دانشیار دانشکده علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه فردوسی مشهد، مشهد، ایران
3 - 3دانشیار دانشکده علوم تربیتی، دانشگاه اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2015-03-21

Keywords: sex education, male students, Null Curriculum, Junior High school,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to analyze the sex education curriculum for male students at junior high school and to examine the null curriculum at this stage. To do so, semi-structured interviews as well as available documents in the very schools had been utilized.What being indicated from the findings was that the educational system could not fulfill the needs of the students in this regard. To determine the necessary subjects in this area, the previous studies and the experts' opinions were reviewed.Then, a researcher-made questionnaire was distributed amongst a number of faculty members of the departments of educational science, psychology and counseling at Isfahan and Shahed universities to determine the degree of the importance of the subjects listed in the questioner. With regard to standards based on what have been done in educational organizations, the prevailing conditions and the ideal one were compared. The Findings showed that most of the areas had been neglected.

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