Stakeholder involvement in strategic planning: a strategy to mitigate the effects of HIV and AIDS on secondary education in Botswana

• Main Author: Mgomezulu, Victor Yobe
• Other Authors: Kruger, A. G. (Prof.)
• Language: en
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: HIV and AIDS; Mitigating the effects of HIV and AIDS; Coping with the effects of HIV and AIDS; Caring for the infected/affected; Preventing the spread of HIV; Supply of education; Demand for education; Involvement; Key stakeholders; External stakeholders; Internal stakeholders; Orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC); Strategic planning; 362.19697920096883; AIDS (Disease) > Botswana.; AIDS (Disease) > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Botswana.; HIV infections > Botswana.; HIV infections > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Botswana.; AIDS (Disease) in adolescence > Botswana.; AIDS (Disease) > Botswana > Prevention.; AIDS (Disease) > Social aspects > Botswana.; Health education (Secondary) > Botswana.; Health education > Parent participation > Botswana.; Health education > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Botswana.; Strategic planning > Botswana.; High school students > Health and hygiene > Botswana.; High school teachers > Health and hygiene > Botswana.; Health risk assessment > Botswana.; Teenagers > Health risk assessment > Botswana.; Educational leadership > Botswana.; Teenagers > Sexual behavior > Botswana.; Teachers > Sexual behavior > Botswana.; Nonprofit organizations > Planning > Botswana.; Nonprofit organizations > Management > Botswana.
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/606

Stakeholder involvement in strategic planning: a strategy to mitigate the effects of HIV and AIDS on secondary education in Botswana. This study explores the involvement of stakeholders in strategic planning to mitigate the effect of HIV and AIDS in secondary education in Botswana. The prevalence of HIV and AIDS-related illness and deaths is high in Botswana and affects both teachers and learners. Education provision has been affected through increased mortality and morbidity and increased absenteeism which affect education-related personnel and the demand for education has been reduced due to growing numbers of orphaned and vulnerable children as a consequence of parent/guardian mortality and morbidity related to HIV and AIDS. The problem was investigated by means of a literature review and an empirical inquiry which combined quantitative and qualitative data collection. Based on the findings, in addition to medical and other interventions, an education management approach is required to mitigate the effects of HIV and AIDS on secondary education in Botswana. The strategies of coping, caring and preventing have been effective in this regard. Some internal stakeholders of the Department of Secondary Education (DSE) are not meaningfully involved in strategic planning. Similarly, most of the selected external stakeholders were not involved in the DSE HIV and AIDS strategic plan. Both external and internal stakeholders should be involved at all stages of planning. Furthermore, inducement-contribution exchanges and teacher credibility should be considered in a strategic plan. To improve the current DSE strategic plan, a stakeholder involvement model to involve internal and external stakeholders was designed. Based on this model and the above findings, recommendations for practice and suggestions for future research are made. === Educational Studies === D.Ed.(Educational Management)