The objective of this study was to provide baseline information useful for developing education programs to prevent sexual harassment in schools. Survey of recognition and experiences of sexual harassment and analysis of factors associated with sexual harassment were conducted. The data were collected using questionnaires from December 9 through 28. 2002. A total of 737 female teachers in Daegu participated in the survey. The data were analyzed with descriptive analysis, ANOVA, and T-test using SPSS/WIN 11.0.
The study results were as follows:
1. As to the characteristics related to sexual harassment, 51.3％ of the female teachers had no experience of preventive education about sexual harassment. 37.2％ of the female teachers perceived that enactment of related laws had little influence on the prevalence of sexual harassment, and 59.8％ thought strict punishments are required. For teachers who have experienced sexual harassment in schools, 39.8％ thought that they must report to the counseling office or female teachers´ meeting. On the other hand, 35.7％ answered that they would take passive actions such as talking to their friends or colleagues.
２ As to the mode of sexual harassment, participants regarded physical harassment (4.06±0.78) as the prominent forms of sexual harassment, followed by visual harassment (4.04±0.77), and verbal harassment (3.86±0.81). Among physical harassment, ＇touching a body part (shoulder, hip, hand, etc)(4.58) was recognized as prominent forms of physical harassment, while 、blocking one＇s path or impeding one´s movement (3.48)´ was recognized as least prominent forms of physical harassment.
３. As to the experiences of sexual harassment, 79.8％ of the female teachers had experienced sexual harassment. According to the characteristics of schools, public junior high school (87.8％) had higher rates of sexual harassment.
４. As to the characteristics of experiences in sexual harassment, 65.3％ thought that sexual harassment was not serious, but 18.9％ thought it was serious and 2.2％ thought as very serious.
５. As to the characteristics of sexual harassers, 78.6％ were ´colleague teachers´ and 8.6％ were ´principals and/or vice-principals´. Ninety-three percent of sexual harassers were ´male´ and 40.2％ of them were ´in their 40s´.
In most cases, the offender of the sexual harassment was male teachers in the same schools. And more than half of the female teachers replied they had never had any education related to sexual harassment, which means that systematic education is quite urgent.
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