CARICOM Multi-Agency Health Family Life Education Project: Summary Report of Trinidad and Tobago Needs Assessment Study (Teachers)
Date
1997-10
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School of Education, UWI
Abstract
The HFLE Needs Assessment Study was carried out to obtain data on student knowledge and views about health lifestyles, a range of psycho-social issues affecting youth, and some aspects of the modus-operandi of the existing HFLE curriculum. It also sought to explore the problems, concerns, and values of young people; possible goals, outcomes and teaching and assessment methods of HFLE; and factors affecting the teaching of HFLE. The intended respondents were students in primary and secondary schools, and their teachers, principals and parents. This report summarizes and discusses the responses of teachers. The proportion of teachers teaching HFLE was significantly greater that the proportion trained for it. The teacher felt generally inadequate in the areas of the information techniques and material and resources across all the skill areas. There was relatively close adherence to teacher-centred instruction strategies.
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CARICOM Multi-Agency Health Family Life Education Project
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health and family life education, HFLE, needs assessment