ERIC Number: ED384580
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: 46
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HIV/AIDS Education Program, 1993-94. OER Report.
Lane, Peggy
This publication reports on an evaluation of the "HIV/AIDS Education Program" in the New York City public schools during the 1993-94 school year. The program involved the cooperation of many offices within the school system, including the Division of High Schools, the Division of Student Support Services, the six high school superintendencies, the 32 community school districts, District 75 (special education), and school-based staff at every level throughout the New York City public school system. Data were collected through site visits, surveys, and examination of program documents. Chapters of the report focus on the components of the program: training in Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) instruction for high schools teachers; "AIDS 201," HIV/AIDS training for community school district staff; and condom availability. Among the findings reported were: (1) a majority of responding teachers indicated they felt well prepared for HIV/AIDS instruction; (2) there were few requests from parents to excuse their children from attending mandated lessons; (3) the biggest obstacles to the delivery of HIV/AIDS instruction remained the lack of well-trained teachers and the absence of yearly updates of the HIV/AIDS lessons; (4) there is a need for more in-service training of those teachers delivering instruction to special populations; and (5) implementation of the parental opt-out procedure had little impact on condom availability. The report concludes with 15 specific recommendations for training, instruction, and condom availability. (ND)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Condoms, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Health Materials, Health Promotion, Inservice Teacher Education, Outreach Programs, Parent Participation, Risk Management, Safe Sex, Sex Education
Office of Educational Research, Board of Education of the City of New York, 110 Livingston St., Rm. 740, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Research.
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