Exploring the views of academic staff on HIV/AIDS integration into the curricula: a case study of the University of Fort Hare.

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Author	Theodorah Dasheka, Zukiswa Dube, Nomzamo Baleni, Lulekwa Seekoe, Eunice Katurura, Actor Lubisi, Nombulelo Goon, Daniel Ter
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	ABSTRACT As a clarion call by Higher Education HIV/AIDS programme (HEAIDS) to South African universities, entrenching, integration and infusing the teaching and learning of HIV/AIDS in the curriculum of universities prove to be a sustainable solution to changing risky behaviour and attitudes of university students towards HIV/AIDS. The majority of students in South African universities lack general awareness and education in HIV/AIDS. This raises the need to produce graduates who are knowledgeable and have a positive attitude regarding HIV/AIDS. A pilot study on HIV/AIDS curriculum integration at the University of Fort Hare involved academic staff was done. A qualitative case study approach was used to describe the process and effectiveness of the curriculum integration process. The data collection was through evaluation forms, reports and a focus group interview. Data were analysed using content analysis. Guskey’s model for professional development was followed to understand the process and effect of curriculum integration. Initially, the academic staff anticipated that the HIV/AIDS curriculum integration process would result in credit overload for students, time constraints and increased workload. Later, most academic staff affirmed the benefits of being involved in the project such as improving teaching and facilitation styles and research.
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Page Count	7
ISSN	17290376
Volume Number	18
DOI	10.1080/17290376.2021.1951342
PubMed Central reference number	PMC8274503
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	34931583
Journal	SAHARA J : Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance [SAHARA J]
e-ISSN	18134424
Language	English
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Publisher Date	2021-12-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Subject Keyword	Curriculum integration HIV/AIDS HEAIDS academic staff capacitation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Immunology and Allergy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health (social science)