Academic Performance of Hearing Impaired Learners in Regular School in Wote Zone, Makueni District, Kenya.
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Date
2010-04
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning.
Abstract
The impact of free primary education has been manifold and complex. The quality and
magnitude of the programme has affected not only the normal physically fit pupil, but also
the physically challenged learners in inclusive schools as well as the wider community and
society.
The study adopted a quantitative research design. This enhanced the researcher to obtain a
better understanding of the problems and impact of free primary education on the quality
of special education for the physically disabled learners in Makueni district, Kenya. The
method chosen allowed a collection of comprehensive and intensive data and provided an
in-depth understanding of the topic under study.
Information collected was analyzed and edited to create consistency and completeness.
After collecting the questionnaires they were edited for completeness and consistency
across the respondents and to locate omissions. Infonnation obtained from the research
study was presented and analyzed using narratives, and statistical figures.
This report provides suggestions for more effective approach to physically disabled
education in the country. It is designed for policy makers, planners and practitioners who
have responsibilities in the area of physically disabled education in Kenya.
Description
A research project submitted to Institute of Open
and Distance Learning in Partial Fulfillment of
the Requirements for the Award of a
Bachelor of Education in Special
Needs Education of Kampala
International
University.
Keywords
Hearing Impaired Learners, Academic Performance, Regular School, Makueni District, Kenya