ABSTRACT The research topic was on challenges facing the education of the hearing impaired learners in schools in Malindi Central zone. In chapter one, the researcher came up with the statement of the problem and the objectives of the study. In chapter two - literature review the researcher defined the term hearing impairment stated the causes and the types of hearing impairment. In this chapter the researcher noted the characteristics, which enables one to identify a learner with hearing im...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that contributed to girls' dropout in primary schools in Matisi location. Specific objectives of the study were to: To determine girls enrolment in primary schools in Matisi location, to establish the factors that contribute to girl's dropout in Matisi location, to establish methods of overcoming girl's dropout rate in Matisi location, to examine the role of the Ministry of Education in curtailing primary school girls dropout i...
ABSTRACT HIV/AIDS has been a long time problem to the entire humanity. People have always leaved in fear for this menace. The learners with special needs are not by only means left not out in these problems. It is for this reason and purpose that the researcher set out to carry out this study to establish the extent to which HIV/ AIDS has eroded the academic performance of learners with special needs in the society. Education being so important a too in mans life, it's important to cater for...
ABSTRACT The study was geared at to fmd out the challenges faced by learners with mental retardation in Mwingi Zone Mwingi District. The researcher set the objective the study as fmding out the problems faced by this learner inclusive settings, to establish the support services are available for the learner with metal retardation and to fmd out whether there were teachers trained on how to handle the mental retardees in the Mwingi zone mwingi district. The researchers set questionnaires...
ABSTRACT There are challenges facing implementation of inclusive education in schools of Kipsaraman division. Some of these challenges include lack of curriculum guidelines, teaching instruments, lack of references, inadequate personnel, negative attitudes towards persons with disability, poor and restrictive environment, inconsistent management of schools, poor teacher —pupil ratio and cultural beliefs and practices. However, there are also possible remedies to the above stated probl...
ABSTRACT The study dwelled into the how English proficiency affects academic performance of pupils in K.C.P.E of Tuluongi Primary school in Baringo District, Kenya. The study aimed at determining whether English proficiency affected academic performance of pupils and the factors that affect the academic performance pupils in .K.C.P.E. The study was under lied by hypotheses; Ho: There is no significant relationship between English Proficiency and academic performance of students, Ho: There is ...
ABST~CT This study generally investigated on factors that contribute to dismal attendance of exceptional children in schools of Machakos district, Kenya. Theoretically and empirically, literature was reviewed with references to writers in special needs education like Cherono M.(2005), Chieni,S.N (1995) , Rosenberg, B (1969) ,Shakespeare’s psycholo~r of handicapped persons [1975] and UN World Declaration on Education for All.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title of study i CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1 Background of the study 1 Statement of the problem 3 Purpose of the study 3 Objective 3 Scope 4 Significance of the study 5 CHAPTER TWO: Literature review 6 Hypothesis 8 CHAPTER THREE: Research methodology 9 Qualitative 9 Research environment 9 Respondents/participants 9 Sampling and sampling procedures 9 Descriptions of instruments 9 Interviews 9 Questionnaire 10 Observation 10 CHAPTER FOUR 11 Statistical treatment of data 11 Tea...
TABLE OF CONTENT DECLARATION - APPROVAL ii DEDICATION TABLE OF CONTENT iv LIST OF TABLES AKCNOWLEDGEMENT vii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS viii OPERATIONAL DEFINATION OF TERMS ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Introduction ____ 1 1.1 Back ground of the study 3 1.2 Statement of the problem 5 1.4 Objective of the study 5 1.5 Research questions 6 1.7 Significant of the study 6 1.6 Scope of the study 6 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 7 2.0. Introduction 7 2.1 Theoretical frame work 8 2.2 Traditional beli...
ABSTRACT This research paper aimed at. investigating the attitudes of regular primary school teachers towards inclusive education. It was carried out in selected schools of Kamenu zone in Kenya East Africa. It is made up of a total of five chapters. Chapter one is introduction. It gives an insight into a background of the topic thus attitudes of regular teachers towards inclusive education. It also looks into the theory, objectives, statement of the problem, purpose, research questions and s...
ABSTRACT The research was aimed at measuring the problems that significantly threaten government efforts in developing and implementing inclusive education setting in Kenya with specific reference to Maranda Division as a case study. The objectives which help the researcher to obtain data and the problems were: Profile of the respondents and the degree of problems in inclusive schools in terms of attitude of the teachers and community, resource provision in schools, environmental adaptat...
The study investigated the factors that influenced low enrolment and retention rates of girls with disabilities in integrated primary schools. It further explored possible intervention measures that may be employed to mitigate the situation. The study was conducted in selected schools in Runyenjes (Embu East) and Manyatta (Embu North) sub counties in Embu County. The location was purposively chosen in order to enable the researcher easy access to the respondents. Again, factors that limi...
ABSTRACT This research report was on “Primary school attendance and dropout rates in Muvuti zone, Central Division, Machakos District, Eastern Province, Kenya”. The researcher was intrigued by seeing children of primary school age loitering; some of them selling scraps of metals and plastic containers; others providing cheap labour such as house maids, bar maids (girls) and boys as touts, shamba (Garden) boys and carrying luggage for people in market places as in Machakos town and i...
The purpose of this study was to find out strategies in terms of resources (material and human), teaching methods, teachers' use of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL), teachers' preparedness and opinions towards the use of KSL in schools for learners with HI. Study findings revealed that teachers preferred the use of discussion, demonstration, question and answer methods in teaching, leaving out dramatization and field trips which were important in the learning process of learners with hearing ...
ABSTRACT The intellectually challenged learners have been met with many difficulties and obstacles in life in the societies they live in. Examples of these problems are discrimination, rejection, neglect, child maltreatment, use of derogatory language and negative attitude towards them. Some of their parents see them as a burden and a sign of bad omen to the family. They are regarded worthless and cannot be benefited from. In some societies they are misused for uncivilized traditional p...