Publications by authors named "Dora U Ramathuba"

Globally, adolescents' risk of sexual behaviour has become a concern owing to the world's poor home and school sexuality education, not excluding both the Mopani and Vhembe Districts of Limpopo Province. This study examined the experiences of grade 8 learners on sexuality education from home and school. The study was mainly qualitative, involving eight focus group discussions [FGDs] with grade 8 learners aged 13-15 years.

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Teachers' experiences regarding sexuality education are significant indicators of teaching sexuality in secondary schools. However, the importance of including sexuality education in the educational system is rising globally. This suggests that Life Orientation (LO) teachers have a unique and vital role to play, one for which they are not always ready, especially when sexuality education is a cross-curricular subject.

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