QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF HIV AND AIDS
IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ZIMBABWE

QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF HIV AND AIDS
IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ZIMBABWE

MUPA PAUL

This study investigated how quality assurance ensures quality teaching and learning of
HIV and AIDS in schools in Zimbabwe. The study was prompted by the continuous
increase in the spread of the HIV and AIDS pandemic which, in most cases, is under
reported. Primary school pupils are the window of hope and need proper teaching so that
from the early ages, they learn behaviour patterns which fight against the spread of the
epidemic. Using analytical framework drawn from Peter Senge (1990)’s systems theory
in quality assurance, the study examined the extent to which quality assurance practices
can improve the teaching and learning of HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwean primary
schools. From global perspectives on the HIV and AIDS phenomenon, it has been argued
that quality assurance practices should be instituted to capacitate accountability
approaches towards self-regulation and continuous improvement in schools