Factors shaping the HIV-competence of two primary schools in rural Zimbabwe. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Campbell, Catherine; Andersen, Louise; Mutsikiwa, Alice; Pufall, Erica; Skovdal, Morten; Madanhire, Claudius; Nyamukapa, Connie; Gregson, Simon
• Is Part Of: International journal of educational development. Volume 41(2015)
• Page Start: 226
• Page End: 236
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: International education -- Development -- Educational policy -- HIV/AIDS -- Social protection -- Zimbabwe; Education -- Periodicals; Education -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Education -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Education -- Periodicals; Éducation -- Périodiques; Education; Periodicals; 370.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.05.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-0593

Abstract

Abstract: We present multi-method case studies of two Zimbabwean primary schools – 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.