A educação sexual nos anos finais do ensino fundamental no Colégio Municipal Edivaldo Machado Boaventura: uma análise e percepção dos docentes

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the profile of the Sciences’ teacher of the final years of Elementary School in the Municipal School Edivaldo Machado Boaventura, and what perceptions they have about sexuality and its importance in the school. It is a cross-sectional, descriptive and qualitative approach, carried out with 7 teachers, obtaining data through a semi-structured questionnaire. The results showed that 58% of teachers were not prepared to work with sex education during their training, but claim that the approach on the subject is important to room and that sexuality is part of the healthy development of every human. Yet 72% reported that the institution in which they work, did not exercise its role of guiding the students consciously and responsibly about sexuality. Thus, to have a liberating and transformative education, the teacher needs to consider the relevance of the topic and learn to deal with the same.