"Our Culture Does Not Allow that": Exploring the Challenges of Sexuality Education in Rural Communities

Autor/in	Khau, 'Mathabo
Titel	"Our Culture Does Not Allow that": Exploring the Challenges of Sexuality Education in Rural Communities
Quelle	In: Perspectives in Education, 30 (2012) 1, S.61-69 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0258-2236
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Health Services; Rural Schools; Sex Education; Focus Groups; Educational Attainment; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Sexuality; African Culture; Urban Areas; Migrant Workers; Youth; Health Education; Teacher Attitudes; Teaching Experience; Teaching Methods; Cultural Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ausland; Sexualität; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Urban area; Stadtregion; Wanderarbeiter; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	Within sub-Saharan Africa, AIDS is becoming a greater threat to rural communities due to the high numbers of urban dwellers and migrant labourers who return to their rural villages when they fall ill and due to the lack of information and health services. Previous studies have found a reduced rate of infection among people who have high educational attainment, and thus advocate for education as the vaccine against new HIV infections among the youth. However, very little research has focussed on the delivery of sexuality and HIV&AIDS education in rural classrooms. With teachers positioned at the forefront of the pandemic, especially in rural communities, it is important to understand how teachers experience teaching about sexuality in rural schools. In this paper, I explore the experiences of eight women teachers through focus group discussions. Thematic inductive analysis was used to identify the stumbling blocks within sexuality education classrooms in rural schools. Societal constructions of childhood and nostalgia for past traditional practices were found to be the major challenges to teaching. The findings highlight the need for a sexuality education curriculum that integrates traditional ways of knowing into formal sexuality education in order for it to be effective in reducing further spread of HIV. (Contains 1 endnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10