The Recontextualisation of the National HIV Counselling and Testing Training Curriculum in Central Uganda: Trainers

Authors

  • Victoria Kanobe Kisaakye Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Department of Curriculum Teaching and Media
  • Leah Namarome Sikoyo Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Department of Curriculum Teaching and Media
  • John Sentongo Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Department of Science and Technical Education

Keywords:

Curriculum, HIV, Recontextualisation, Training, Bernstein, Uganda, Counselling, Testing

Abstract

Like any other pedagogical practice, training of health care providers on HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) for HIV prevention, care and treatment services involves an organized attempt to assist learning through instruction, observation and practice. Both the National HCT policy and curriculum launched by the Uganda Ministry of Health in 2005 advocate for employment of adult learner-centred learning methodologies for knowledge and skills transfer during HCT trainings to build the requited proficiency of HCT counsellors. This paper examines how pedagogy is structured during the delivery of HCT training sessions vis-a-vis what the national HCT curriculum spells out.

Author Biographies

Victoria Kanobe Kisaakye, Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Department of Curriculum Teaching and Media

A Phd Finalist at the Department of Curriculum Teaching and Media, College of Education and External Studies, Makerere University

Leah Namarome Sikoyo, Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Department of Curriculum Teaching and Media

Senior Lecturer

John Sentongo, Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Department of Science and Technical Education

Senior Lecturer

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2014-10-09

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Kisaakye, V. K., Sikoyo, L. N., & Sentongo, J. (2014). The Recontextualisation of the National HIV Counselling and Testing Training Curriculum in Central Uganda: Trainers. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 18(1), 344–359. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/2865

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