ABSTRACT
Significant social changes in the last few decades have affected students’ behavior, both in the academic and social environment. As the leading social institution, parents have a central role in supervising and affectionating students’ social lives. This research focuses on revealing the Ethno pedagogy of parents in carrying out sex education in the family environment. This exploratory study was conducted on 60 research subjects as representatives of secondary education level parents in Sidoarjo Regency, whose work background is as a civil servant. The results of this study indicate that parents have a good understanding of sexuality that can be used to educate children about sexuality based on values, norms, and belief systems. However, this pattern of sexual education has not been implemented openly for children. This study recommends further research to harmonize parents and schools in implementing sex education.
