Roles of Stakeholders in Enhancing Education of Children with Visual Impairment in Main Stream Classes: A Case Study of Namugongo Sub County, Kalffio District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................... iv

ABSTARCT ......................................................................................................... viii

LIST OF ACRONYMNS/ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................... ix

LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................... x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... !

1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................... !

1.1 Background of the study ................................................................................. !

1.1.1 Historical Perspective .............................................................................. !

1.1.2 Conceptual Perspective ............................................................................ 3

1.1.3 Theoretical Perspective ............................................................................ 3

1.1.4 Contextual background ........................................................................... .4

I .2 Problem Statement.. ....................................................................................... .4

1.3 Purpose ........................................................................................................... 5

1.4 Objectives ....................................................................................................... 5

1.5 Research Questions ......................................................................................... 5

1.6 Significance .................................................................................................... 6

1.7 Scope of the study ........................................................................................... 6

1.7.1 Geographical content ............................................................................... ?

I. 7.2 Content scope .......................................................................................... 7

1.7.3 Time scope .............................................................................................. ?

1.8 Conceptual framework .................................................................................... ?

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................ 9

2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 9

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2.1 Role of private sector tn enhancing education of children with visual

itnpainnent ........... .............. .................................................................................. 9

2.2 Role of schools in enhancing education of children with visual impairment .. 1 0

2.3 Challenges faced by children with visual impairment in mainstream classes .14

2.4 Research Gap ... ............................................................................................. 17

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY ........................................... ........ ............. 18

3.1 Research Design ................ ........................................................................... 18

3.2 Study Population .......................................................................................... 18

3.3 Sample size .... ..................................................................... .......................... 18

3.4 Sampling techniques ..................................................................................... l8

3.5 lnstrun1ents ................................................................................................... 19

3.6 Validity and reliability of instruments of data collection ............................... 19

3.6. 1 Validity ........................................................................... ....................... l 9

3.6.2 Reliability . ............................................................................ .. ............. .. 19

3.7 Procedure to Data Collection .... .. ......... ............ ............................................. 20

3.8 Data analysis .................................................. .................. ....... ....... .............. 20

3.8 Ethical consideration .................. ............ ........................................... ........... 2 1

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS .......................... 22

4. 1 Introduction ..... ............................................................................................. 22

4.2 Background information of respondents ........................................................ 22

4.3 Role of the Private Sector in enhancing Education of Children with Visual

Jmpa irment .......................... ............................................................................. .. 23

4.4 Role of the school in enhanc ing education of children with visual impairment

....................................................... ....... ............................................................. 26

4.5 Challenges faced by children with visual impairment in mainstream classes .28

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATION ............................................. ............................................. 3 1

5.1 Introd uction ................... ........... ............................................. ....................... 3 1

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5.2 Discussion ofFindings .................................................................................. 31

5.2.1 Private sector in enhancing education of children with visual impairment

in Namugongo ................................................................................................ 31

5.2.2 Role of Schools in enhancing education of children with visual

impairment in Namugongo Sub County, Kaliro District.. ................................ 32

5.2.3 Challenges faced by children with visual impairment in mainstream

classes in Namugongo Sub County, Kaliro District.. ....................................... 34

5.3 Conclusions .................................................................................................. 35

5.4 Recommendations ........................................................................................ 35

REFERENCES ....................................................................................................... 37

APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RESPONDENTS .................................. 39

APPENDIX B: RELIABILITY RESULTS ............................................................ .43

APPENDIX C: DATA FOR DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ................. .46

APPENDIX D: DATA FOR ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR ................................ .47

APPENDIX E: DATA FOR SCHOOL ROLE ....................................................... .49

APPENDIX F: DATA FOR CHALLENGES ......................................................... 51