Abstract:
The study investigated the Implementation of Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE) among in-school adolescents in Education District I(Agege) of Lagos State. To guide the research, four research questions were formulated with the intention of ascertaining the gaps and challenges hindering effective implementation as well as justifying the roles of Guidance Counsellors in effective implementation of FLHE. Also, two null hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance and used to guide the study. Descriptive Survey research design was used. The respondents comprised 300 Senior Secondary School One adolescent students randomly selected from Lagos State Government Senior Secondary Schools. Relevant data were collected with the use of an instrument titled “Guidance Counsellors and FLHE implementation (GCFI)” developed by the researcher. The instrument was face validated by three experts and its reliability was ensured using Cronbach Alpha estimate. Reliability Co-efficient of .65 was obtained. The collected data were analyzed using Weighted mean and Standard Deviation. Findings from the study ascertained some of the roles of Guidance Counsellors in effective implementation of FLHE and also identified some challenges hindering the implementation of FLHE in Secondary Schools. Also, null hypothesis H0 was accepted while H1 was rejected showing that there is no significant difference between the mean rating of male and female adolescent students who received FLHE information from Career-subject teachers or/Guidance Counsellors and the roles played by Guidance Counsellors. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were proffered which included that Guidance Counsellors should be the sole agent of implementation of FLHE in schools, and that governmental agencies and individuals should give adequate support to FLHE curriculum and HIV/AIDS counseling in Secondary Schools in order to reduce the high prevalence rate of sexual related problems among in-school adolescents. Finally, suggestions for further research were made.
