An evaluation of HIV/aids education• Programme in public secondary schools in Siaya district

Abstract

schools in the year 2000. The Programme was integrated in Biology, Agriculture, CRE, History and Languages subject areas. However, the Programme had not been evaluated since its implementation. This study therefore evaluated the Prograrrune in Siaya district public secondary schools in order to establish the match between the proposed Programme and the one implemented. The study was guided by Stufflebeam's Context- Input-Process-Product Evaluation Model. The study employed descriptive survey design. The study population was 3201, which included 68 head teachers, 630 teachers and 2503 students. The study sampled 113 of the population which comprised 23 head teachers, 210 teachers and 834 students who were selected by stratified random sampling method based on their sex. The instruments included: Questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion Guide for both teachers and students, Interview Schedule for head teachers and Document Analysis Guide. The instruments were piloted for their validation and reliability. A correlation (r) of 0.811 and 0.855 were obtained for teachers' and students' questionnaire respectively. The instruments were given to three experts in the department of Educational Communication, Technology and Curriculum Studies for review to establish their face validity. The instruments were corrected based on the experts' comments with the help of the supervisors. Quantitative data obtained from questionnaire were coded thematically and analyzed using descriptive statistics which were frequency counts and percentages with an aid of SPSS computer software. The information was presented in form of frequency tables. The information gathered from interviews and focus group discussions was taped, transcribed, and then organized into categories and sub-categories as they emerged from the data. The information was then presented in form of text The study found out that: there was a mismatch between proposed HIV1AIDS Education's objectives and HIV/AIDS Education being pursued in Siaya district public secondary schools; secondary school syllabi had disjointed HIV/AIDS Education content; lecture method was most commonly used in schools; resources in use had superficial, incoherent and incomprehensive information; and there was no direct evaluation procedure in the secondary education curriculum on the Programme. The study recommended that: the Programme's objectives in Siaya district public secondary schools should be improved to reflect on the proposed HfV/AIDS Education's goals; the content of the Programme should be made coherent, and comprehensive to enhance better understanding of the youth in schools; more participatory methods should be used in the Programme's content delivery; resources in used should be updated in order to improve on the quality of the information on HIV1AIDS prevention; and evaluation procedures should be well articulated in the secondary education curriculum. The findings of this study may be used to improve the HIV1AIDS Education Programme in Siaya district secondary schools