Child sexual abuse education for primary school students

Abstract

This article is concerned with child sexual abuse education for primary school students. The aim is to equip students, parents, and associated educational establishments with the knowledge and skills needed for the prevention of child molestation. The authors coordinate the system of the following methods: Document research method; questionnaire investigation method; observation method; in-depth interview method; method of processing data by mathematical statistics. From the analysis of the “red alert” situation, the theoretical and experimental bases surveyed on 60 students of grades 3 and 5 at Pham Tu Primary School, Thanh Tri District, Hanoi. Through means of status quo analysis and assessment of the effectiveness of child sexual abuse education in Vietnam, the article provides educational establishments and educators within this field with suggestions for improvement. Our research group hopes that these recommendations, as well as the conclusions drawn in the article can help to make child sexual abuse less of a threat to students, a challenging topic to teachers, and a prevalent hazard to society.