Peer Education

The book entitled, ¿A FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE CURRENT CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PEER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES IN SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOLS - AN OVERVIEW OF PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICIALS¿ PERCEPTIONS - KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE¿ serves to discuss the notion that although peer education programmes in schools are designed to increase knowledge, skills, values, attitudes and reducing learner¿s vulnerability to HIV, their implementation has yielded some challenges. This book focuses on investigating these challenges within schools in Kwa Zulu Natal, a province with the highest HIV incidence in South Africa. A qualitative study was conducted to explore perceptions of district and provincial education officials. Findings also reflect that despite the implementation challenges, peer education is not fully implemented in some schools, therefore it is imperative to develop a policy that will hold all schools accountable to implementing peer education. Other recommendations were made to encourage the schooling sector to implement viable and standardized programs.