Parents' and Teaching' Perception of Education of Children with Visual Impairment in The Main Stream. A Case Study of Kemera Zone, Kemera Division Marga District, Nyanza Province of Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DECLARATION ................................................................................... .i

APPROVAL ......................................................................................... .ii

DEDICATION ...................................................................................... .iii

ACKNOWLEGDEMENT .......................................................................... .iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................ v, vii

LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................•. vii

DEFINITION OF TERMS .................... \ .................................................... viii

ACRONYMS .......................................................................................... ix

ABSTRACT ........................................................................................... x

CHAPTER ONE

Introduction ............................................................................................ 1

1.0. Background of the study ........................................................................ 1

1.1. Statement of the problem ........................................................................ 1

1.2. Scope of study ............................. : ...................................................... 1

1.3. Demographical profile ofKemera ............................................................... 1

1.4. Purpose of the study ............................................................................. 2

1.5. Specific objectives ................................................................................ 2

1.6. Objective of the study ........................................................................... 2

1.7. Research questions ............................................................................... 2

1.8. Significance of the study ........................................................................ 2

1.9. Limitation of the study ............................................................................ 3

CHAPTER TWO

Literature review ....................................................................................... 4

2.1. Introduction ........................................................................................ 4

2.2. Children with visual impairment ................................................................ 4

2.3.0. Children who are blind ......................................................................... 4

2.3 .1. Children with low vision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2.4. Attitude of teachers and parents............................................................... 4

2.5. Facilities in regular schools ...................................................................... .4

2.6. Trained teachers of special needs education ................................................... .4

2.7. Teaching methods and resources ................................................................ .4

2.8. Prevalence ........................................................................................... 5

2.9. Causes of visual impairment. ..................................................................... 5

2.9.0. Pre-natal stage [before birth] ................................................................... 5

2.9.1. Peri-natal stage [during birth] .................................................................. 5

2.9.2. Post-natal stage [after birth] ..................................................................... 6

3.0. Efffects of visual impairment. ................................................................... 6

CHAPTER THREE

Research methodology .................................................................................. 7

3.0. Introduction ......................................................................................... 7

3 .1. Research design .................................................................................... 7

3 .2. Organization of the study area ................................................................... 7

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3.3. Type of data to be gathered ..................................................................... 7

3.4. Instruments ....................................................................................... 7

3.5. Procedure .......................................................................................... 7

3.6. Target population and sampling techniques ................................................. 7

3.7. Data analysis ..................................................................................... 8

CHAPTER FOUR

Presentation, Analysis, Discussion, and Recqmmendations

4.0. Introduction ....................................................................................... . 9

4.1. Prevalence of visually impaired children .............................. · ......................... 9

4.2. Attitude of teachers towards the visually impaired children ............... .................. 9

4.2.1. Whether teachers think the visually impaired children should be educated together with

the others .................................................................................................. 9

4.2.2. Whether there are facilities to cater for visually impaired children in the school.. ... 10

4 .2.3. Whether teachers believe that education of the visually impaired children can be useful

in future ................................................................................................. 10

4.2.4. Whether teachers have ever attended seminars or workshops on education of the

visually impaired children ............................................................................. 10

4.3. Parents'attituude towards the visually impaired children .................................... 11

4.3.1.The community involvement in assisting the visually impaired children ................ 11

4.3.2. Families with visually impaired children ................................................... 11

4.3.3. School attendance of the visually impaired children from families ...................... 12

4.3.4. Views of parents about educating the visually impaired children together with

others ................................................................................................... 12

4.3.5. Whether the visually impaired children have value in the community /family ...... 12

4.4. Summary .......................................................................................... 14I

4.5. Recomendations .................................................................................. 15

4.6. Conclusion....................................................................................... 15

REFERENCES ....................................................................................... 16

APPENDICES .......................................................................................... 17

APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE ......................................................... 17, 18, 19 .

APPENDIX: 2: INTERVIE\V GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 22