HIV/AIDS education in Kenyan schools for the deaf: teachers' attitudes and beliefs

Thesis

How do teachers’ attitudes and beliefs impact how HIV/AIDS education is implemented in Kenyan schools for the deaf? How do these attitudes and beliefs reflect how teachers think about Deafness?

While there is extensive literature exploring in-school HIV/AIDS-related education in East Africa, there are few studies focusing on segregated schools for the deaf. There are also few studies exploring how educators think about Deafness as culture in this region. Western Kenya offers a usefu...

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Authors: Biggs, N

• Publication date: 2014
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-j0neeg7rb
• Type of award: MLitt
• Level of award: Masters
• Awarding institution: Oxford University, UK
• Language: English
• Keywords: deafness; Deaf; teachers; International and Comparative Education; sign language; sex education; hearing-impairment; HIV/AIDS; Special Education; disability; Kenya; East Africa
• Subjects: Attitudes; Comparative and international education; Education; Deaf; Stereotyping and intergroup relations; Health and health policy; sign language; Public Health; HIV/AIDS; Teaching and teacher education; Disability