TY - JOUR
T1 - Getting up to speed
T2 - South Africa's tertiary institutions and HIV/AIDS
AU - Martin, Lindsey
AU - Alexander, Peter
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2002, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2002/9/1
Y1 - 2002/9/1
N2 - The sluggish response to HIV/AIDS by the South African government was mirrored by the initial reaction of the country's higher education institutions. However, from late 1999, there was a significant shifi in attitudes, and this appears to have been related to an intervention by the Minister of Education. Through an analysis of policy documents and a survey of practical, programmatic responses, we conclude that no single institution yet provides a model approach to HIV/AIDS. Nevertheless, various universities and technikons have now implemented valuable measures in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and, taken together, these can constitute a basis for ‘best practice ’. In addition, though, such a paradigm should be supplemented by policies proposed, in particular, by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, but not yet implemented.
AB - The sluggish response to HIV/AIDS by the South African government was mirrored by the initial reaction of the country's higher education institutions. However, from late 1999, there was a significant shifi in attitudes, and this appears to have been related to an intervention by the Minister of Education. Through an analysis of policy documents and a survey of practical, programmatic responses, we conclude that no single institution yet provides a model approach to HIV/AIDS. Nevertheless, various universities and technikons have now implemented valuable measures in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and, taken together, these can constitute a basis for ‘best practice ’. In addition, though, such a paradigm should be supplemented by policies proposed, in particular, by the Association of Commonwealth Universities, but not yet implemented.
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U2 - 10.1080/21528586.2002.10419069
DO - 10.1080/21528586.2002.10419069
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84987898229
SN - 1028-9852
VL - 33
SP - 330
EP - 346
JO - Society in Transition
JF - Society in Transition
IS - 3
ER -
