Designing an Optimal Model for Sex Education Curriculum in Primary School

Nowadays, curriculum is considered as the heart of educational systems. Curriculum at primary school is an opportunity for children’s personality development in different education dimensions. Sex education is the important dimension of education. The present study aimed at designing an optimal model for sex education curriculum in primary school. In this research, qualitative phenomenology research method has been used in 1395. The statistical population of the study, including professors and faculty members of educational sciences and psychology department of University of Tehran, Allameh Tabatabai University and Bu-Ali Sina University of Hamedan, were selected by sex education experts in Hamedan province. Targeted sampling was used for sampling. So, interviews were conducted with 17 people, and the work progressed to theoretical saturation. The tool used is a semi-structured interview with experts. For analyzing qualitative data, interpretive analysis method was used. The findings indicated that the themes of the sexual education curriculum rely on three main structures (cognitive, attitudinal, and skillful). In the field of educational content, attention should be paid to the values and philosophy of sexual education, attention to value-based resources (Quran, tradition, intellect, nature), attention to the principles governing education, attention to sources of content development, sexual education curriculum. In the educational section, the principle of difference in religious law and duties, teaching methods, and in the educational evaluation section, the use of the features of other elements of sexual education curriculum, the use of two basic criteria of the Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet were identified. Finally, it was concluded that the curriculum designed to pay attention to various aspects of the curriculum, including purpose, content, method and evaluation. The basics of the curriculum, including its psychological, social and philosophical foundations, are based on the philosophy of the community. In fact, the present plan reflects the cultural and social values of society.