Factors shaping the HIV-competence of two primary schools in rural Zimbabwe

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2015
Country:
Zimbabwe
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Social Change
Authors:
Campbell, C., Gregson, S., Skovdal, M., Andersen, L., Madanhire, C., Mutsikiwa, A., Nyamukapa, C., Pufall, E.

Abstract

Multi-method case studies of two Zimbabwean primary schools are presented – one rural and one small-town. The rural school scored higher than the small-town school on measures of child well-being and school attendance by HIV-affected children. The small-town school had superior facilities, more teachers with higher morale, more specialist HIV/AIDS activities, and an explicit religious ethos. The relatively impoverished rural school was located in a more cohesive community with a more critically conscious, dynamic and networking headmaster. The current emphasis on HIV/AIDS-related teacher training and specialist school-based activities should be supplemented with greater attention to impacts of school leadership and the nature of the school-community interface on the HIV-competence of schools.

Citation

Campbell, C.; Andersen, L.; Mutsikiwa, A.; Pufall, E.; Skovdal, M.; Madanhire, C.; Nyamukapa, C.; Gregson, S. Factors shaping the HIV-competence of two primary schools in rural Zimbabwe. International Journal of Educational Development (2015) 41: 226-236. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.05.007]

Factors shaping the HIV-competence of two primary schools in rural Zimbabwe

Published 1 January 2015
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