Analysis of HIV/Aids Issues in the Primary Teacher Education Science Education Curriculum

Abstract

HIV/AIDS has become a threat to the quality of education in Uganda, Africa and the world over. This has attracted the attention of different organizations, governments and individuals on how they can mitigate the effects of this pandemic.  This article presents an exploration of the curriculum on HIV/AIDS in Primary Teachers' colleges (PTCs) in Uganda. It examines the HIV/AIDS content in the PTE curriculum, reasons for teaching this content, what is expected to know the topic and why it is important to teach student teachers this content. This article is expected to guide science tutors, science teachers and student teachers on how they should teach sensitive issues related to HIV/AIDS by utilizing their TPCK.