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The Handbook for Evaluating HIV Education - Booklet 3 Appraising
an HIV Curriculum
Introduction
Perhaps the most important element of any HIV education program is the
curriculum it employs. The curriculum consists of the knowledge and skills
to be emphasized in the program as well as the instructional activities
chosen to promote students' mastery of that knowledge and those skills.
The curriculum of an HIV education program, in short, deals with what gets
taught and how it gets taught.
If a school district's educators decide to install a new HIV education
program, or if they wish to review the quality of an existing HIV
education program, the caliber of the program's curriculum is pivotal. In
this booklet, a set of four guidelines will be offered to educators who
wish to scrutinize a proposed or existing curriculum for HIV education.
When appraising a curriculum for an HIV education program, educators
should be sure that the curriculum is consistent with district, local, and
state policies regarding HIV or sexuality education. In addition, district
officials may wish to establish a curriculum review committee consisting
of teachers, administrators, nurses, health department staff, other staff
with expertise in health education, parents, students, and community
leaders. Such a committee can be called upon to review the curricular
content and determine the degree to which it is consonant with local
community values. Back
to Booklet 3 Table of Contents
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