Action Research on Practical Intervention of Law-Related Education in Junior High Schools - illustrated by the Prevention of Sexual Harassment

• Main Authors: CHI-YA-NAN, 季亞南
• Other Authors: 林安邦
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77662087051286212915

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 政治學研究所在職進修碩士班 === 97 === The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of Law-Related Education in the prevention of sexual harassment in Junior High Schools. Law-Related Education was first theorized and developed by the Center for Civic Education in the United States and stresses four key concepts: authority, privacy, responsibility and justice. The proposed curriculum highlights a student-centered teaching strategy and emphasizes the critical importance of learning by doing. An evaluation of the curriculum’s effectiveness will be conducted by students who attend the program. The methodology of this intervention will be based on Action Research with the targets being purposely sampled from the Junior High School that the researcher is currently employed to teach in. A total of 31 targets will be selected to participate with all of the participants being 7th graders and current students of the researcher. The proposed curriculum will be taught twice a week. Each session will be held for 45 minutes for a total of 90 minutes a week. According to the aforementioned schedule, the course will continue on out for 8 weeks for a total of 16 sessions. The structure of the course will be divided into 2 halves: the first half of the course educates students on the four key concepts of Law-Related Education (authority, privacy, responsibility and justice), while the second half focuses primarily on the practical application of such concepts in the prevention of sexual harassment. This intervention will be defined as a qualitative research with its information gathered from observation records, document analysis and interview records. The subsequent analysis and its conclusions will be reached using content analysis and validated by methodological triangulation, data triangulation and investigator triangulation to increase the research’s reliability and validity. The research shows: 1.The practical intervention of Law-Related Education in Junior High Schools effectively increases the student’s awareness and understanding of the curriculum’s four key concepts (authority, privacy, responsibility and justice) and equips students with the adequate judicial knowledge, the positive attitude and the correct behavior to properly handle such issues. 2.The application of the four key concepts of Law-Related Education increases the student’s self awareness to issues evolving around sexual harassment and effectively dislodges common sexual harassment myths. A clear recognition of authority empowers the students to stand up and say no to sexual harassments. A sound understanding and respect for privacy empowers the students to defend and protect their body autonomy. An appreciation for justice gives students the courage to combat sexual harassment and the courage to speak up and look for help. An awareness of responsibility informs students of the responsibilities that they hold as law abiding citizens to any civilized nation – the responsibility that the burden of proof lies with the victim and the social responsibilities of witnesses. 3.This curriculum was very well received by its participants (81% expressed that they enjoyed the course very much). More specifically, the students found “acting”, “playing games” and “courtroom simulations” to be most enjoyable. 4.Teacher and students can be benefited from LRE course. Lastly, according to the intervention’s results and its subsequent reflection, the researcher further documents concrete recommendations toward the application of Law-Related Education in the prevention of sexual harassment and the future of Law-Related Education. 1.Law-Related Education can be a school’s theme course. 2.Teachers must promote LRE teaching methods. 3.LRE course should be practiced in classrooms and campus. 4.LRE course can combine with family education. 5.Using the key concept teaching method can intergrate the prevention of sexual harassment. 6.In the futher, other research can raise research targets, workers and time, in order to increase the research’s reliability and validity.