Outcomes of a systematically designed strategy for the implementation of sex education in Dutch secondary schools

Health Education Research
C H WiefferinkT Paulussen

Abstract

This study examines the effects of a systematically designed innovation strategy on teachers' implementation of a sex education curriculum and its related determinants. A quasi-experimental group design was used to assess the effectiveness of the innovation strategy. Teachers filled in questionnaires on the determinants of curriculum implementation and kept a record of their actual use of the curriculum. We measured several determinants, including teachers' curriculum-related beliefs, characteristics of the interactive context and characteristics of the innovation strategy. Participating teachers (n=109) carried out most of the activities they were supposed to (81%). Multiple linear regression indicated that their outcome beliefs and perceived instrumentality of the curriculum best predicted extent of use of the curriculum (R2=0.23). The innovation strategy had a positive impact not only on extent of use (18.4 activities versus 15.8 activities; t=2.3, P<0.05), but also on teachers' curriculum-related beliefs. It can be concluded that a systematically designed innovation strategy has the potential to produce significant changes in classroom-based sex-education practices. Not only did teachers exposed to the innovation strategy i...Continue Reading

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