This article documents the research processes followed by a coordinating team for the
subject of life orientation in a school. The aim is to enhance life orientation teachers' …

Life Orientation teachers play a critical role in the teaching and learning of sexuality
education in South African schools. Using an experiential participatory approach with 125 …

Sexuality education has faced various challenges in being successfully implemented within
secondary schools in South Africa. Research points towards barriers thereto, which include …

One of the greatest challenges in South Africa today, is the teaching of sexuality in schools
because teachers are not optimally trained to accommodate the myriad of cultures and …

Worldwide schools are confronted with a myriad of contextual challenges such as teenage
pregnancy, HIV and AIDS, poverty, substance abuse, child headed households, suicide, to …

This article investigated and discussed implementation challenges experienced by teachers
of Life Orientation which is a core learning area in the National Curriculum Statement of the …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: Life Orientation (LO) is a compulsory subject in primary and
secondary South African schools as contained in the Curriculum and Assessment Policy …

The issues faced by today's young South Africans are varied and extensive. However, many
are based around their sexual activities and their sexual health. A nationally representative …

The study aimed to investigate the status and practice of life orientation in South African
schools. Life orientation is a quintessential new learning area, introduced as part of …

Sexuality education, as a component within the Life Orientation (LO) programme in South
African schools, is intended to provide young people with knowledge and skills to make …