Tool 1 - Finding out young people's sources of knowledge

TOOL 1: FINDING OUT YOUNG PEOPLE’S SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE

Q. How can you (the teacher) find out from the children their sources of sexual knowledges?

Suggested activities and guiding questions - refer to the topic 'Activities for Consultation' for further guidance and choose from them as well as choosing from some of these below.

  1. Focus group discussions

i. Is there anything in your neighbourhood that has given you information on or reminded you of HIV/AIDS, drugs, and sex? If yes, please explain.

o If a person or people; who are they, what did they do or say?

o If an object, picture or book; what is it and what was its message?

ii. Is there anything in your school that has given you information on or reminded you of HIV/AIDS, drugs, and sex? If yes, please explain.

· If a person, people; who are they, what did they do or say?

· If an object, picture or book; what is it and what was its message?

iii. Of the sources you have mentioned,

· Which is the most common source? You can rank the top 5.

· Which source has been most influential to you? You can rank the top 5.

  1. Pupil to pupil interviews – You can use the Focus Group Discussion questions above.
  2. Drawing

i. Is there anything in your neighbourhood that has given you informationon or reminded you of HIV/AIDS, drugs, and sex? It could be a person, people, or an object. If yes, please draw it.

ii. Is there anything in your school that has given you information on or reminded you of HIV/AIDS, drugs, and sex? It could be a person, people, or an object. If yes, please draw it.

  1. Photography

i. With a camera, please take pictures of where you get information on HIV/AIDS, drugs, and sex in (1) your school (2) your home/neighbourhood.

  1. Group Survey

i. In addition to doing the activities above, make a list of all the sources of sexual knowledges that the children have suggested. Ask them to rate this by writing numbers in ascending order the most influential source of sexual knowledge.

 


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