Every teacher is a researcher

Creating indigenous epistemologies and practices for HIV prevention through values-based action research

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2177665
AutoresLesley Wood (0000-0002-9139-1507, North-West University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Volumen9
Númerosup1
PáginasS19-S27
Fecha de publicación2012-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSAHARA-J Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1729-0376 • E-ISSN: 1813-4424
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17290376.2012.744910
PMID23234376
OpenAlexW2108432148
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas31

Since gender is an undisputed driver of HIV infection, teachers concerned with HIV prevention education should ideally encourage critical awareness of and culturally sensitive practices around gender inequalities. Many interventions and programmes have been developed for teachers to enable them to do this, however most have met with limited success. This article proceeds from the viewpoint that for HIV-prevention interventions to be sustainable and effective, teachers should be actively engaged in their design, implementation and evaluation. It outlines how teachers in an HIV prevention programme utilised an action research design to explore their own gender constructs as a necessary first step to the creation of more gender-sensitive school climates and teaching practices. This values-based self-enquiry moved the teachers to action on two levels: first, to adopt a more gender-sensitive approach in their own personal and professional lives and second, to take action to challenge gender inequalities within their particular educational contexts. Evidence is presented to justify the claim that action research of this genre helps teachers to generate indigenous epistemologies and practices that not only are effective in creating sustainable and empowering learning environments for HIV prevention education, but also for teaching and learning in general

Action research · Indigenous · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice