Challenges Faced By Mentally Retarded In An Inclusive Setting In Lamuria Division Of Laikipia District, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .......................................................................................................................... vii

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................ viii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... .ix

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ................................................................................................................. x

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... xi

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... xiii

LIST OF CHARTS ....................................................................................................................... xiv

ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................. xv

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................................................................. I

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to the study ............................................................................................................ 1

1.2 Statement of the problem ........................................................................................................... 2

1.3 Objectives of the study .............................................................................................................. 2

1.4 Research Questions .................................................................................................................... 3

1.5 Scope of the study ...................................................................................................................... 3

1.6 Significance of the study .......................................................................................................... .4

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................................. 5

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................................ 5

2.0. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5

2.1. Challenges Faced By Mentally Retarded Learners in an Inclusive Setting ............................. 5

2.2. Causes of Mental Retardation ................................................................................................... 6

2.3. Advantages of Inclusive Learning ............................................................................................ 8

Theoretical Framework .................................................................................................................. 10

CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................................... 12

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................. 12

3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 12

3. I Research Design ...................................................................................................................... 12

3.2 Environment I Area and population of study ........................................................................... 12

3.3 Sample selection ...................................................................................................................... 12

3 .4 Data Collection ........................................................................................................................ 12

3.4.1 Research instruments ............................................................................................................ 12

3 .5. Data Collection Procedures .................................................................................................... 13

3.6. Methods of data analysis ........................................................................................................ 13

3. 7 Statistical Treatment of Data ................................................................................................... 13

CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 14

DATA, ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION AND PRESENTATION .......................................... 14

4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 14

4.1. Profile of the respondents ....................................................................................................... 14

4.1.1 Gender of the respondents .................................................................................................... 14

4.1.2. Educational level of the respondents ................................................................................... 15

4.1.3. Age of the respondents ........................................................................................................ 16

Challenges Faced By Mentally Retarded Learners in an Inclusive Setting .................................. 18

Causes of mental retardation ......................................................................................................... 25

Advantages of Inclusive Leaming ................................................................................................. 27

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................... 29

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................. 29

5.0. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 29

5.1. Discussions ............................................................................................................................. 29

5.2. Conclusion .............................................................................................................................. 31

5 .3. Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 31

Suggestions for fuither research .................................................................................................... 32

REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 33

APPENDIX I: TRANSMITAL LETTER ..................................................................................... 35

APPENDIX III: TIME FRAME OF THE STUDY ....................................................................... 38

APPENDIX IV: BUDGET OF THE STUDY ............................................................................... 39