The instructor's personality and attitudes influence outcomes of sex instruction as much as the facts taught, so personal appeal should carry greater stress than information alone.¶
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q1 i? The personality and attitudes of the instructor play as important a part in results as the facts taught. → Foster 1911
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Foster 1911¶
Foster, W. S. (1911). School Instruction in Matters of Sex. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://www.google.com/search?q=%22School+Instruction+in+Matters+of+Sex%22+Foster
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Interpretive argument in the section on content and means of instruction, supported by an appeal to how opinions are formed socially and by a quoted experienced teacher urging that the informatory and personal methods "both ought to be combined." No empirical test is reported.
"The personality of the instructor, therefore, his attitude toward his subject and toward life, undoubtedly play as important a part in results as do the facts he teaches."
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Related Claims¶
- Biology courses alone are judged inadequate for sex instruction and should be supplemented by more personal and direct means such as special lectures. — related
- Books are judged of little advantage for sex instruction in the earlier stages because they lack the personal touch and may serve as an excuse for omitting personal talk. — related
- Attempts to strip sex instruction of all feeling are doomed to failure, because emotion is more basic than information in determining ethical living — a broader claim this one bears on
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The instructor's personality and attitudes influence outcomes of sex instruction as much as the facts taught, so personal appeal should carry greater stress than information alone. |
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The instructor's personality and attitudes influence outcomes of sex instruction as much as the facts taught, so personal appeal should carry greater stress than information alone. |
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