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How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools
Dissertation (MEd (Education Management))--University of Pretoria, 2005.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23582 How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools Maile, Simeon nyawara@iafrica.com Ogina, Teresa Auma Human rights Hiv/aids awareness Risk perception Stigma Safety precautions Principal Disclosure Hiv/aids First aid Discrimination UCTD Dissertation (MEd (Education Management))--University of Pretoria, 2005. The purpose of this study was to investigate how school principals understand HIV/AIDS and how their knowledge, attitude and interpretation filter in the implementation of the HIV policy in schools. The study comprises a literature review and empirical investigation. The results of this study can be used in planning and implementing HIV policy in schools. The data were collected by administering semi-structured interviews. Ten school principals from the Dennilton circuit in Southern Region of the Limpopo Province were interviewed. The results show that the majority of the principals involved in the study confirm that HIV/AIDS is an incurable disease caused by a virus and is mainly sexually transmitted. Some principals regard their school safe from HIV infection. Their assumption is based on the absence of HIV positive learners and educators in their schools. The principals are aware of the rights of HIV positive learners and educators. Significantly, the research findings indicate that the majority of schools lack educators with HIV/AIDS training, rules on safety precautions and first aid kits. It is recommended that ongoing HIV/AIDS training programmes be provided for educators to enable them to educate the youth on HIV/AIDS. Additionally, schools should focus on strategies to implement universal safety precautions against HIV transmission and to obtain first aid kits. Lastly, school principals should involve parents and other stakeholders in creating a positive school environment for HIV positive learners and educators. Education Management and Policy Studies unrestricted 2013-09-06T15:39:15Z 2004-03-30 2013-09-06T15:39:15Z 2003-10-08 2005-03-30 2004-03-30 Dissertation Ogina, T 2003, How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools, MEd dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23582 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23582 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03302004-115407/ © 2003, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Human rights Hiv/aids awareness Risk perception Stigma Safety precautions Principal Disclosure Hiv/aids First aid Discrimination UCTD How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools |
| title | How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools |
| title_full | How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools |
| title_fullStr | How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools |
| title_short | How school principals understand and implement HIV/AIDS policy in schools |
| title_sort | how school principals understand and implement hiv aids policy in schools |
| topic | Human rights Hiv/aids awareness Risk perception Stigma Safety precautions Principal Disclosure Hiv/aids First aid Discrimination UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23582 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03302004-115407/ |