ABSTRACT This study evaluated inclusive education practices in selected schools in the Winneba township. The study considered the physical environment of the inclusive schools, the resources and facilities available, how teachers adapt the curriculum and their instructions, as well as the support services available for inclusive education in the township. Forty teachers in 10 inclusive pilot schools were observed for the study. An observation checklist was the main instrument used to collect ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore parental involvement in the education of their children with hearing impairments at Mampong Demonstration School for the Deaf in the Eastern Region of Ghana. A case study design was adopted for the study. Seventy-five participants were purposively selected for the study. A five-point Likert scale questionnaire was used to gather data for the study. Data was analyzed using tables, simple percentages and frequency counts. Findings of the study r...
ABSTRACT This phenomenological study explored experiences of students with visual impairments at the University of Education, Winneba. Thirty students with visual impairments were purposively sampled for the study. Focused group semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. Data were coded and analyzed using thematic approach. Results of the study showed that the students with visual impairments were accepted and supported by their sighted peers in the university, which created friend...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out parental acceptance in the education of their children with visual impairments among parents with children in the Akropong School for the Blind. The study employed a case study design. A sample of 50 respondents was drawn from the Akropong School for the Blind, comprising parents and their children with visual impairments in the junior high school using simple random and convenience sampling techniques. A self-developed interview schedule was ...
ABSTRACT The study was a case study, which focused on finding out the extent to which parents involved themselves in the education of their children with intellectual disabilities in Dzorwulu Special School in Accra, in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Samples of 22 participants were selected using purposive and convenient sampling techniques. Structured questionnaire and semi-structured interview guide were the tools for data collection. The data collected were analysed descriptively and a...
ABSTRACT The central aim of this sequential explanatory mixed method research aimed at exploring HIV/AIDs knowledge and sexual behaviours of adolescents with hearing impairments (HI) in some selected special schools in Ghana. This study mixed method designs was employed to achieve the aim. Self-constructed questionnaires were administered to three hundred and ten (N=310) adolescents from four (4) special schools in four regions of Ghana. Self-structured questionnaire, which made up of HIV/AID...
ABSTRACT This study was to find out the level of ICT knowledge, skills, and utilization among teachers and students in teaching and learning at the Cape Coast School for the Deaf. Twenty-eight (28) teachers and forty (40) students were randomly sampled from the population which included all teachers and students of the school, numbering onehundred and forty (140). A questionnaire was administered to the teachers and students, and an interview was conducted with some teachers, to collect data ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore healthcare seeking behaviours of parents who have children with disabilities in University Practice Inclusive Basic School and Rev, Fr, John Memorial School both in Winneba. A case study design was adopted where the researcher used a qualitative approach such as semi-structured interview guide to gather data for the study. Data from participants were analysed using thematic analytical approach. The results revealed that some of the parents afte...
ABSTRACT This study investigated Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS) knowledge and sexual behaviours of adolescents in the Bechem and Ashanti schools for the deaf located in the Ahafo and Ashanti Regions of Ghana respectively. Five research questions and five hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study hinged on the Attribution theory by Weiner (1935) and literature reviewed based on the research questions. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The purposive, prop...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study aimed to find out the extent to which parents supported the education of their preschool children with special needs in five selected schools within the Wassa East District in the Western Region of Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed for this study. A combination of purposive and convenience sampling methods were used to select 86 study participants comprising 80teachers and 6 parents for the study. Questionnaire (Cronbach’s alp...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to ascertain teachers’ views on vocational training programmes for students with intellectual disabilities in Catholic Special Vocational School, Fijai-Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana. The study employed a case study as it design and the approach was based on qualitative research methodology. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The instruments were made up of observation; documentation and semi-structured interview to gather...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore access to mobility devices by adults with mobility impairments in the Winneba Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. The study adopted Penchansky and Thomas’s Theory of Access and Victor Vroom’s Expectancy Theory as the theoretical frameworks for the study. The research design used was a case study. The population for the study was forty (40) adults with mobility impairments including twenty-five (25) males and fifteen (15) females. ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to sample the opinions of teachers on the practice of inclusive education in the Bekwai Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Sixty regular education teachers, who were randomly selected to participate in the study, responded to a questionnaire developed for the study. The participants’ responses were analyzed through descriptive statistics which included frequency distributions a...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ strategies for enhancing the participation of pupils with disabilities in selected inclusive basic schools in the South Tongu District. The design employed was descriptive survey. Purposive sampling technique was used to select ten head teachers, while simple random sampling technique was used to select one-hundred forty teachers from ten selected pilot inclusive schools. Questionnaire was used to gather data. Data from the ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this phenomenological study was to ascertain the social, academic, communication experiences, and the coping strategies of pupils who are deaf at the Diamond Kid Inclusive School Complex (DKIS) Nsawam. Fifteen (15) pupils who were deaf from Basic 3, 4, 5 and 6 were purposively sampled for the study. Focus group interview guides were used to collect data. Data were coded and analysed using a thematic approach. Results of the study indicated that participants had varie...