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Researching gender: explorations into sexuality and HIV/AIDS in African contexts
[working paper]
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University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP)
Abstract The author demonstrates that collaborating with children using a gender-sensitive life-cycle approach yields social and health dividends. The paper focuses upon young people and children engaged in HIV/AIDS education, not only as consumers of information but also as generators of knowledge pertinent... view more
The author demonstrates that collaborating with children using a gender-sensitive life-cycle approach yields social and health dividends. The paper focuses upon young people and children engaged in HIV/AIDS education, not only as consumers of information but also as generators of knowledge pertinent to their needs, aspirations, anxieties, fears, hopes and dreams. This subject-centred approach to education is facilitated by innovative methodologies that allow young people to talk frankly with adults and amongst themselves, to participate in community theatre designed to help different types of people address issues of common interest, and to work with experienced adult researchers in generating relevant data.... view less
Keywords
AIDS; sex education; education; teacher; school; Africa; child; gender-specific factors
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Special areas of Education
Method
applied research; empirical
Free Keywords
sexuality/ HIV/ AIDS; Africa
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
City
Cambridge
Page/Pages
15 p.
Series
RECOUP Working Papers, 7
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works