Availability and Utilization of Resources for Implementation of HIV/AIDS Content of Social Studies Curriculum in Junior Secondary Schools in Onueke Education Zone, Ebonyi State

This study assessed the availability and utilization of resources for implementation of HIV/AIDS contents of JSS Social Studies curriculum in Onueke Education Zone, Ebonyi state. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The population of the study comprised of ninety – two (92) teachers from sixty –four (64) JSS in Onueke Education Zone. The entire population was purposefully selected and used for the study. The instrument for data collection was Checklist. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while t-test of independence sample was used to check the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The findings of the study revealed that only chats, model, newspapers, posters, script of play magazines, &social- studies textbook are the instructional materials to low extent for implementation of HIV/AIDS contents of social-studies curriculum as most teachers teach without instructional materials; and that facilities were not adequately utilized by social studies implementation of HIV/AIDS content of social studies curriculum. The finding also revealed that significant difference exist between teachers of rural and urban schools on the extent of utilization of instructional materials for the implementation for HIV/AIDS contents of Social-Studies curriculum in favour of teachers in urban area. Based on this findings, it was recommended among other things that there is urgent need to ensure that required instructional materials& facilities are made utilized & available by the teachers for implementation of HIV/AID content of social Studies curriculum in school.