| dc.description.abstract | Kenya mY/AIDS education syllabus for schools and colleges was introduced in 2001. The main purpose of the study was to find out the factors influencing effective integration of mY/AIDS curriculum in Dagoretti Division, Nairobi. The study sought to determine the skills the teachers had to enable them implement the mY/AIDS curriculum. It was to establish what resources the teachers had for implementing mY/AIDS curriculum. The study was to find out teachers' perceptions towards the implementation of the HIV/ AIDS curriculum. The study also sought to establish the learning activities developed for implementing the mY/AIDS curriculum and the problems teachers experienced in the course of implementing the integrated mv / AIDS curriculum. The study also solicited for suggestions to remedy the situation.
The literature review was organised under vanous sub-headings. These were: mY/AIDS impact on education, mY/AIDS and the youth, mY/AIDS and the curriculum, integration of my/ AIDS education and factors influencing the implementation of mY/AIDS curriculum.
In this study, a questionnaire was used as a research •instrument. The questionnaire targeted public secondary school teachers as respondents. A total of 172 teachers in the schools participated in the study. These were drawn from the 9 public secondary schools in the division. A pilot study was conducted before the main study in 2 schools purposively selected from Starehe Division. The pilot study led to the modification of the research instruments. The reliability of the perception items was 0.92.
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From the findings, it was established that most of the teachers were qualified to teach
in secondary school level as evidenced by the following:
1. Teachers supported teaching of HIV/ AIDS curriculum In schools as majority
agreed that it was one way of curbing the spread of the scourge.
2. Teachers felt they did not have the relevant skills to teacher HIV/AIDS education
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as it is a relatively new phenomenon in the syllabus.
3. It was established further that schools lacked enough resources to teach HIV/AIDS
. curriculum.
4. Learning activities like drama, guest counselling, mUSIC among others were
considered important for imparting HIV / AIDS education.
5. Most teachers felt that integrating HIV/AIDS curriculum in the syllabus was a
good idea in addition to using co-curricular activities where HfV / AIDS messages
are integrated.
The study recommended that:
1. Teachers should be trained and oriented in mY/AIDS curriculum through In-
service courses, workshops and seminars.
2. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) should playa
prominent role in training, co-ordinating and evaluating the effectiveness of the
courses provided.
3. Enough resource materials should be provided In schools to help In
implementation ofmV/AIDS education.
4. It is important to establish mY/AIDS clubs in all schools to ensure learners are
continually sensitised and informed on HfV / AIDS scourge.
5. Learning activities such as drama, music, guest counselling should be encouraged
in schools.
The following suggestions were made for further research:
1. Research be carried out on the factors influencing effective integration of
mY/AIDS curriculum as perceived by teachers using a wider sample and a larger
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area in order to get findings that could be generalised.
2. Further research be conducted on students' perception on mY/AIDS curriculum
. integration in the syllabus.
3. A comparative research be conducted out in primary schools. | en |
