The role of school administrators in supporting teachers living with HIV and aids on their job performance in Mpigi District

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the role School administrators play in supporting teachers living with HIV and AIDS to enhance their job performance. The study was carried out in Mpigi. The objective of the study were to establish the support rendered by head teachers in supporting HIV positive teachers; the role played by the Directors of studies in enhancing HIV positive teachers’ performance and the relationship between HIV positive teachers and their performance. The study employed Cross-sectional survey design. The study generated both Qualitative and Quantitative findings.

Research instruments for data collection were questionnaires, observation, interview guides, document analysis, semi–structured focus group discussions, and internet surfing. The study made the following revelations; Head teacher support whether moral, financial, economic and academic was found having an impact on HIV and AIDS positive teachers, it was also revealed that Director’s role in supporting HIV positive teachers was found insignificant independent of the HIV positive teachers’ effort to maintain their jobs. On the other hand the study also revealed that HIV was found to be affecting teachers in terms of daily teaching, quality of teaching, concentration and attending to the pupils’ needs.

From the study, it was concluded that teachers living with HIV and AIDS need moral, academic and financial support from their school administrators to help them cope with challenges of HIV while on their jobs. School administrators should provide counseling and training services for teachers living with HIV to help them cope with the situation that challenge them. It was recommended that Ministry of Education and Sports carries out sensitization and awareness programmes about the school administrators role supporting teachers living with HIV and AIDS in Mpigi District schools. Recommendations were hence made; School administrators should ensure that HIV positive teachers are supported financially, medically, materially and professionally. School administrators should address the challenges of teachers such as stigma, accessing treatment care and support services.

School administrators should encourage networks of HIV- positive teachers so as to have their needs addressed by the employing sector. Teachers’ unions should be used as forums where HIV positive teachers speak about their challenges as far as head teacher’s support is concerned. They should be used to promote HIV positive teachers rights.

Setting up a School fund to help the infected teachers with medical facilities, and transport in particular, and the identification of the sponsors from the private sector and charitable funds and other organizations.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the role School administrators play in supporting teachers living with HIV and AIDS to enhance their job performance. The study was carried out in Mpigi. The objective of the study were to establish the support rendered by head teachers in supporting HIV positive teachers; the role played by the Directors of studies in enhancing HIV positive teachers’ performance and the relationship between HIV positive teachers and their performance. The study employed Cross-sectional survey design. The study generated both Qualitative and Quantitative findings.

Research instruments for data collection were questionnaires, observation, interview guides, document analysis, semi–structured focus group discussions, and internet surfing. The study made the following revelations; Head teacher support whether moral, financial, economic and academic was found having an impact on HIV and AIDS positive teachers, it was also revealed that Director’s role in supporting HIV positive teachers was found insignificant independent of the HIV positive teachers’ effort to maintain their jobs. On the other hand the study also revealed that HIV was found to be affecting teachers in terms of daily teaching, quality of teaching, concentration and attending to the pupils’ needs.

From the study, it was concluded that teachers living with HIV and AIDS need moral, academic and financial support from their school administrators to help them cope with challenges of HIV while on their jobs. School administrators should provide counseling and training services for teachers living with HIV to help them cope with the situation that challenge them. It was recommended that Ministry of Education and Sports carries out sensitization and awareness programmes about the school administrators role supporting teachers living with HIV and AIDS in Mpigi District schools. Recommendations were hence made; School administrators should ensure that HIV positive teachers are supported financially, medically, materially and professionally. School administrators should address the challenges of teachers such as stigma, accessing treatment care and support services.

School administrators should encourage networks of HIV- positive teachers so as to have their needs addressed by the employing sector. Teachers’ unions should be used as forums where HIV positive teachers speak about their challenges as far as head teacher’s support is concerned. They should be used to promote HIV positive teachers rights.

Setting up a School fund to help the infected teachers with medical facilities, and transport in particular, and the identification of the sponsors from the private sector and charitable funds and other organizations. The purpose of the study was to investigate the role School administrators play in supporting teachers living with HIV and AIDS to enhance their job performance. The study was carried out in Mpigi. The objective of the study were to establish the support rendered by head teachers in supporting HIV positive teachers; the role played by the Directors of studies in enhancing HIV positive teachers’ performance and the relationship between HIV positive teachers and their performance. The study employed Cross-sectional survey design. The study generated both Qualitative and Quantitative findings.

Research instruments for data collection were questionnaires, observation, interview guides, document analysis, semi–structured focus group discussions, and internet surfing. The study made the following revelations; Head teacher support whether moral, financial, economic and academic was found having an impact on HIV and AIDS positive teachers, it was also revealed that Director’s role in supporting HIV positive teachers was found insignificant independent of the HIV positive teachers’ effort to maintain their jobs. On the other hand the study also revealed that HIV was found to be affecting teachers in terms of daily teaching, quality of teaching, concentration and attending to the pupils’ needs.

From the study, it was concluded that teachers living with HIV and AIDS need moral, academic and financial support from their school administrators to help them cope with challenges of HIV while on their jobs. School administrators should provide counseling and training services for teachers living with HIV to help them cope with the situation that challenge them. It was recommended that Ministry of Education and Sports carries out sensitization and awareness programmes about the school administrators role supporting teachers living with HIV and AIDS in Mpigi District schools. Recommendations were hence made; School administrators should ensure that HIV positive teachers are supported financially, medically, materially and professionally. School administrators should address the challenges of teachers such as stigma, accessing treatment care and support services.

School administrators should encourage networks of HIV- positive teachers so as to have their needs addressed by the employing sector. Teachers’ unions should be used as forums where HIV positive teachers speak about their challenges as far as head teacher’s support is concerned. They should be used to promote HIV positive teachers rights.

Setting up a School fund to help the infected teachers with medical facilities, and transport in particular, and the identification of the sponsors from the private sector and charitable funds and other organizations.