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SUMMARY:Challenges of Teaching about HIV and AIDS at a College in Kenya - 
 Moses Orwe-Onyango\, Faculty of Education\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20111025T120000Z
DTEND:20111025T130000Z
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CONTACT:Moritz Sowada
DESCRIPTION:HIV and AIDS education was integrated into the primary teacher
  education syllabus in 2004\; however\, recent studies have reported that 
 educators are finding it hard to communicate about HIV and AIDS to teacher
  trainees.  Several authors attribute this to the sensitive nature of the 
 issues related to HIV infection such as sexuality. Moreover\, in sub-Sahar
 an Africa\, sex and sexuality are taboo topics that are not normally discu
 ssed between adults and young people.  The situation was exacerbated by mi
 xed-sex classes at primary teacher training colleges.  Hence most educator
 s have been reported to engage in didactic teaching by mainly presenting b
 asic scientific facts about HIV and AIDS without addressing the psychosoci
 al issues that fuels new HIV infections.  Hence the aim of the study was t
 o explore how the teaching about HIV and AIDS can be improved so that teac
 her trainees are adequately prepared. Ten tutors and 98 teacher trainees t
 ook part in the study.  Data was collected through semi-structured intervi
 ews\, focus group discussions\, group interviews\, participant observation
  and document review.  Data was analysed inductively with the aid of quali
 tative data analysis software HyperRESEARCH.  The findings suggest that em
 ploying participatory teaching approaches shifts the spotlight from the ed
 ucators by involving learners in discussing HIV and AIDS issues from their
  lived experiences.  However\, further research is needed on how such chan
 ge in instructional practice can be sustained and institutionalized.
LOCATION:Room 119\, Mary Allen Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills
  Road\, Cambridge
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