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Learning Guide: Unit 1 - How responsive are schools to the socio-economic challenges in South Africa today?

Learning Guide: Unit 1 - How responsive are schools to the socio-economic challenges in South Africa today?

In this first Unit we reflect on the role that schools are expected to play in society and what the impact is of socio-economic issues like HIV and AIDS, poverty and violence on schools. Are schools doing enough to respond constructively to these social challenges? Your first response may well be that the focus of the school must be on teaching and learning and that social issues must be taken care of by the community, government agencies and...

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Keywords:
supporting schools, teacheredoer, school management teams, vulnerable learners, AIDS, aftercare, community, school-based care, support plan, counselling, government, socio-economic challenges for schools, psycho-social support, HIV, caring schools, africaoer, policy, nutrition, school management, centres of care, hiv and aids
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Material Type:
Tutorial
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 3, 2012
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
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OER Africa
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College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States

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Zaheera Asvat
Zaheera Asvat (Student)
12 years ago

Schools play a big part of helping to prevent and educate people about HIV and AIDS from a young age.

Used in course? Yes