ABSTRACT The central problem of this study is that despite the fact that epilepsy is a disease like any other and that an epileptic has normal intelligence, teachers and the society know little or nothing about it and have negative perception towards this problem. Factors leading to negative perception and discrimination have not been fully investigated and understood. The purpose of this study was to find out the teachers knowledge of epilepsy in an inclusive setting. This was clone in selec...
ABSTRACT The researcher was drawn into conducting this study by the report that revealed that the physically challenged learners of Ototo Zone in Homa Bay District—Kenya were performing very poorly in their national exams. The report had also touched on the under utilization of educational resources by teachers of the physically challenged learners. The purpose of the study was therefore mainly to assess the relationship between educational resource utilization and the academic performanc...
ABSTRACT The research study was conducted to investigate challenges ftJced in education provision for the mentally hamfspped learners in an inclusive setting in Nyagachi Zone, Nyamim Division, Nyamira District. The researcher used survey on teachers teaching in regular schools in Nyagachi Zone, where questionnaires were used to collect inti'Jrmation about problems mentally hanaspped learners face in an Inclusive set up in the zone. The researcher targel:Ed 17 primary schools in Nyagachi...
Provision of special needs education is a great milestone in addressing the challenges found in learners with special needs. This research has been initiated to investigate how attitudes of regular primary school teachers have helped in inclusion of learners with hearing impairment in a regular primary school. The investigation was centered in finding out attitudes towards people with hearing impairment, Salamanca statement and framework for the action and intervention of the hearing impa...
This research study intended to establish the factors affecting the teaching of children with mental retardation in inclusive setting in Green Hills Academy Primary School in Gasabo District in Kigali city of Rwanda. It was to investigate and identify the possible barriers that affect the teaching of children with mental retardation in inclusive setting and to determine various strategies that could be used to overcome the factors hindering the teaching of children with mental retardatio...
The study focused on the class management and academic performance of intellectually challenged learners in likuyani south zone, lugari district, Kenya. This "'as undertaken by the researcher after discovering that their academic achievement is far much below average raising eye brows among parents, teachers and pupils. The researcher wanted to establish educational resources available, trained teachers in special needs education , attitude of teacher and teaching strategies used and kno...
The study set to find out how learners with Learning Disabilities are motivated to learn by their teachers. The specific objectives of the study were to find out the causes of learning problems among learner. The methods used for data collection was questionnaire to the staff members of the schools. The findings were presented and interpreted in relation to the study objectives and research questions. The findings concluded that there are some teachers who can not identify learners with leave...
In the year 2003. free primary education was introduced in Kenya. This enhanced the Jomtein Conference. 1990 in Thailand and Dakar Conference in the year 2000 which advocated for free education for all. (EF A). In this regard, every child irrespective of nature. religion race, color or creed has a right to education. In reference to the under privileged in the world, even people with disabilities of which ever nature, should have access to education. It is now upon the teachers handling ...
This study was carried out in Tulimani Division Makueni District. It covered poverty and dropout rates in primary s~hools. The ' major objective of this study was to examine the poverty and its implications 11n the school dropout and educational sector, the existing government interventions and also sought the effective policy recommendations for better conditions in the education sector. The study employed beth qualiunive and quantitative approaches, interview and structured questionnai...
Looking at the plight of learners with physical disability in inclusive setting in Emuhaya division primary schools, the study seeks to unveil the current appalling situation in view of the policy and practice of inclusive education of learners through improved practice approaches, like early intervention, finances, provision of facilities among others. For instance, the work of educational assessment centres should be spread throughout the district. E.g. introducing mobile services, the...
ABSTRACT This study's purpose was on the factors affecting education of children with learning difficulties in Pallisa Town Council primary schools Pallisa District. The research questions formulated for the study in chapter one had the objectives of establishing the involvement of the selected sampled respondents. To get this information, teachers and head teachers gave the responses. This study was aimed at discovering the factors that affecting the education of children with learning diff...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of hearing impairment on academic performance of children with hearing impairment attending primary school in Matungu division Kenya. Scores in academic performance for 10 hearing impaired children and 1 O normal children attending primary school in the division were obtained from the study schools. Questionnaires were also employed to collect data from teachers. Statistical analysis revealed that teachers have a positive attitud...
ABSTRACT 111e researcher saw that mentally challenged learners in Mutira Zone are not learning well since some regular teachers have negative attitudes towards them. So sue lo this, the reseacher wants to investigate problems facing inclusion of mentally challenged learners in an inclusive setting. The researcher designed questionnaires and piloted to a few teachers within her working station. Later the qeustionnaires were distributed to different subjects in different schools and later coll...
ABSTRACT The putpose of the study was to investigate the Influence of Guidance and Counseling on Academic Performance of Visually Impaired Children in Chogoria/ Murugi Zone in Maara District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to; identify the causes of visual impairment Children in Chogoria/ Murugi Zone in Maara district Kenya, , Identify the methods of counseling that are effective on visually impaired Children and Investigate the impact of guidance and counseling on academic ...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to understand the Teacher's Attitude towards Learners with Mental Retardation. The study centers on the categories of Mental Retardation to measure Learners Retardation. The study has three objectives which were to describe systematically the Teacher's attitude towards Learners with Mental Retardation in Wote Zone Makueni District. It was to find out whether there are learners with Mental Retardation in regular Primary school and which category of Retardati...