Support for Teachers - Parental Involvement in Education
8.2.15 Support for Teachers - Parental Involvement in Education
Health and education respondents were asked questions about if and how they supported parental involvement in sexuality education. Their responses are presented below. It appears that about half of education and health agencies are publishing or sending information about HIV/sexuality issues directly to parents on a regular basis with the exception of the ministry of education. Moreover, close to the same proportion are organizing workshops and information meetings for parents on HIV/sexuality on a regular basis. These are the traditional methods for reaching parents. It also appears that these methods were used by respondents in the past as well.
A minority of health respondents said that they had published, distributed or purchased the copyright of materials for parents about sexuality education. Similarly, a minority of education and health respondents reported that they had supported, developed or distributed take-home learning materials to prompt parent-child discussions about sexuality education as part of the instructional strategy.
Between 30% and 60% of education and health respondents reported that they publish information about HIV/sexuality to send directly to parents on a regular basis. Many respondents also indicated that they have done this in the past.
Figure 155
| Publish Information Directly for Parents | Planned in next 2 yrs |
Regularly |
Once in last 3 yrs |
Once in last 4-10 yrs |
Never |
Not role |
Don’t Know |
| MOE - 21o | 9.1 |
27.3 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
9.1 |
| SD- 22m | 1.9 |
49.2 |
14.8 |
11.2 |
17.1 |
n/a |
5.8 |
| SP - 19h | 3.3 |
57.6 |
11.9 |
5.2 |
20.3 |
n/a |
1.7 |
| MOH - 15n | 0.0 |
41.7 |
0.0 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
8.3 |
| PHU - 11k | 3.5 |
49.3 |
14.8 |
5.5 |
17.0 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
About 50-60% of education respondents said that they regularly organize workshops and information meetings for parents in HIV/sexuality. Once again, this activity was reported by many respondents as having occurred in the past as well.
Figure 156
| Organize Workshops for Parents | Planned in next 2 yrs |
Regularly |
Once in last 3 yrs |
Once in last 4-10 yrs |
Never |
Not Role |
Don’t Know |
| MOE - 21n | 0.0 |
45.5 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
| SD - 22j | 2.4 |
67.6 |
7.9 |
13.2 |
5.4 |
n/a |
3.5 |
| SP - 19g | 3.4 |
46.3 |
18.5 |
7.8 |
23.2 |
n/a |
0.8 |
Public health respondents reported that they had published or distributed materials for parents in the past, but a minority said that they were doing so now on a regular basis.
Figure 157
| Publish, Distribute, Purchase Copyright of Materials for Parents |
Planned in next 2 yrs |
Regularly |
Once in last 3 yrs |
Once in last 4-10 yrs |
Never |
Not role |
Don’t Know |
No Response |
| MOH - 15m | 0.0 |
25.0 |
41.7 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
| PHU - 11j | 2.3 |
43.6 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
26.4 |
7.9 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
As well, a minority of education and health respondents said that they were regularly making efforts to support the use of take-home learning materials to promote parent child discussions about sexuality.
Figure 158
| Support Take-Home Learning materials for Parents | Planned in next 2 yrs |
Regularly |
Once in last 3 yrs |
Once in last 4-10 yrs |
Never |
Not role |
Don’t Know |
No Response |
| MOE- 21p | 0.0 |
36.4 |
9.1 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| SD - 22n | 0.9 |
42.0 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
26.7 |
n/a |
17.2 |
0.0 |
| SP - 19i | 1.5 |
30.5 |
8.5 |
3.7 |
38.5 |
n/a |
17.3 |
0.0 |
| MOH - 15o | 8.3 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
16.7 |
33.3 |
25.0 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
| PHU - 11l | 5.7 |
14.0 |
13.9 |
3.1 |
47.1 |
5.2 |
8.9 |
2.1 |
Teachers were also asked (T-III-3) how much effort they devoted to involving parents through take home activities relating to sexuality. On a nine point scale, where one is "much effort" and nine is "no effort", the mean response was 6.37.
The teacher responses are similar to those from the other education respondents as well as those from public health. The effort to involve and support parents in sexuality education is being pursued by a minority.