Challenges in Providing HIV and Sexuality Education to Learners with Disabilities in South Africa: The Voice of Educators

Autor/inn/en	de Reus, Liset; Hanass-Hancock, Jill; Henken, Sophie; van Brakel, Wim
Titel	Challenges in Providing HIV and Sexuality Education to Learners with Disabilities in South Africa: The Voice of Educators
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 15 (2015) 4, S.333-347 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
DOI	10.1080/14681811.2015.1023283
Schlagwörter	Disabilities; At Risk Persons; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Prevention; Access to Education; Access to Health Care; Knowledge Level; Barriers; Sex Education; Focus Groups; Special Schools; Communication Skills; Language Skills; Cultural Differences; Health Behavior; Sexual Abuse; Teacher Attitudes; Parent Participation; Teacher Collaboration; School Community Relationship; Training; Teaching Methods; Qualitative Research; Foreign Countries; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Handicap; Behinderung; Risikogruppe; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Wissensbasis; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Special school; Sonderschule; Kommunikationsstil; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Kultureller Unterschied; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Sexueller Missbrauch; Lehrerverhalten; Elternmitwirkung; Lehrerkooperation; Ausbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Qualitative Forschung; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	People with disabilities are at increased risk of exposure to HIV, yet they lack access to HIV prevention, treatment care and support including sexuality education. Lack of knowledge, skills and confidence of educators teaching sexuality education to learners with disabilities is related to this increased vulnerability. This study identifies possible challenges educators of learners with disabilities face when teaching sexuality and HIV education. Five focus groups were conducted in three purposely selected types of special schools representing four impairment groups in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Educators recognise that teaching about sexuality is part of the South African Life Orientation curriculum and understand its importance to learners. However, they identified a number of challenges to such work, including barriers in communication and language, cultural values and expectations, learners' knowledge and behaviour, handling of sexual abuse cases and the teachers' own life experiences. Educators feel a lack of support from parents, departments of education, fellow educators and members of the community. They report the need for training and adapted HIV and sexuality education tools and resources to accommodate learners with disabilities. This training needs to provide knowledge on disability and HIV, offer guidance on disability-appropriate communication strategies, deal with sexual abuse and include educational tools for the classroom. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01