An Assessment of Problems of Effective Teaching and Learning of Sexuality Education in Senior Secondary Schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria

This study investigated the problems of effective teaching and learning of sexuality education in senior secondary schools in the Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. Six research questions were raised and answered to achieve this purpose. A survey research design was adopted to carry out this study, and the instrument used for the collection was the questionnaire. A combination of stratified and random sampling techniques was used. A total of two hundred (200) questionnaires were administered to students, and twenty (20) questionnaires were administered to teachers in five senior secondary schools. In each school, a total of forty (40) questionnaires were randomly administered to students in senior secondary I-II. A total of four (4) questionnaires were randomly administered to teachers in senior secondary school and used for the study. The results obtained from the study showed that sexuality education as a subject is not included in the senior secondary school curriculum. There are no modern instructional aids and textbooks for teaching and learning sexuality education. There are problems associated with or encountered when teaching sexuality education. Finally, sexuality education serves as a remedy to the adolescent immorality problem. Given the findings, it was recommended that the curriculum planner include sexuality education in the senior secondary school scheme of work and that it should be well implemented in the school system. Teachers should have instructional aids to enhance effective teaching and learning of sexuality education. Teachers should be granted access to the internet to obtain useful information for the teaching and learning of sexuality education. There should be more enlightenment on sexuality education for senior secondary school students, and a good avenue should be created for them to be able to discuss sexually related issues freely with counsellors and teachers to secure a better life for them.