The psychosocial challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Mpumalanga
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description: The impact of HIV and AIDS has threatened to destroy the education sector in South Africa. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the psychosocial challenges that HIV-infected educators experienced in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga. The objectives of this study were the following:  To describe theoretically the phenomenon of HIV and AIDS with specific reference to the effect thereof on the education system, more specifically on infected educators.  To explore the emotional challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.  To explore the social challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.  To determine the spiritual challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.  Based on the results, to make recommendations to the Department of Education in Mpumalanga in order to address the psychosocial challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in the educational sector and to enhance further research. Against this background the study was guided by the following research question: What are the psychosocial challenges that HIV-infected educators experience in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga? A qualitative research approach was used to investigate the psychosocial challenges that the HIV-infected educators experienced. In this study applied research was applicable due to the fact that it focuses on problem solving in practice and emphasises the participation of the people who are experiencing a problem by involving them in finding a solution to the problem. In this study the researcher wanted to make recommendations based on the results of the project, to address the psychosocial challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Mpumalanga. In the context of qualitative research the phenomenological research design was utilised as the most appropriate research design, because the researcher wanted to understand and interpret the meaning that HIV-infected …
abstract: The impact of HIV and AIDS has threatened to destroy the education sector in South Africa. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the psychosocial challenges that HIV-infected educators experienced in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga. The objectives of this study were the following:  To describe theoretically the phenomenon of HIV and AIDS with specific reference to the effect thereof on the education system, more specifically on infected educators.  To explore the emotional challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.  To explore the social challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.  To determine the spiritual challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga.  Based on the results, to make recommendations to the Department of Education in Mpumalanga in order to address the psychosocial challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in the educational sector and to enhance further research. Against this background the study was guided by the following research question: What are the psychosocial challenges that HIV-infected educators experience in Nkangala District, Mpumalanga? A qualitative research approach was used to investigate the psychosocial challenges that the HIV-infected educators experienced. In this study applied research was applicable due to the fact that it focuses on problem solving in practice and emphasises the participation of the people who are experiencing a problem by involving them in finding a solution to the problem. In this study the researcher wanted to make recommendations based on the results of the project, to address the psychosocial challenges experienced by HIV-infected educators in Mpumalanga. In the context of qualitative research the phenomenological research design was utilised as the most appropriate research design, because the researcher wanted to understand and interpret the meaning that HIV-infected …
language: en
keywords: UCTD
date published: 2014
date modified: 2026-07-24T03:52:37Z
provider: University of Pretoria
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Pretoria

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