title: AIDS/HIV education for preservice elementary teachers.
abstract: Professional preparation programs should provide future elementary teachers opportunities to develop competence in dealing with school-related AIDS issues. Curriculum writers and instructors of preservice elementary teachers could be more effective if they were aware of this groups' beliefs about school-related AIDS issues. A survey was conducted to assess the beliefs and opinions of preservice elementary teachers about school-related AIDS issues. Subjects (n = 157) generally agreed they would eventually have a child with AIDS in their classroom and agreed AIDS education should be included in the elementary grades, yet a substantial number did not believe they understood the basics about AIDS. Less than one-third indicated they knew how to clean up blood or body fluids safely. About one-third indicated they would feel personally threatened to teach a student with AIDS. These results are reflected in recommended AIDS educational content and resources for preservice elementary teachers and future research in this area.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Health and Physical Education, Texas A & M University, College Station 77843.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ballard
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Glascoff
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D014481:United States