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- ItemEmerging issue of alcoholism, child abuse, its effects on early childhood development education centres of Bugar Zone, Kamariny Division of Keiyo District(Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning, 2008-09) Cheruiyot, Kipkoech; CharlesA qualitative study was undertaken to establish the effects of alcoholism on child abuse. In early childhood development centers. The following objectives were used to guide the stud~ยท To identify causes of alcoholism among parents. To establish the effects of alcoholism on early childhood education. To find out the transferred effects of alcoholism on early childhood education. A sample of 60 respondents was selected and it included teachers parents and ECDE officers. Findings from the study showed that mental and emotional stress were responsible for alcoholism of parents. It was also discovered that alcoholism was greatly affecting child education in the following ways; some children were living under poverty and were victims of domestic violence. This in turn influenced truancy among the children. The children from alcoholic families were deprived of love and security and therefore they had to undergo stress and consequently become violent. The following were recommended; to develop a policy on alcohol abuse and to reprimand those parents who are found abusing it The sensitize parents about the negative consequences of alcoholism to their children. To train the teachers on how to handle victims of child abuse due to alcohol.
- ItemThe impact of inclusive education on learners with hearing impairment in regular schools of Suba district, Kenya(Kampala International University, Institute of Open and Distance Learning, 2009-11) Okoyo, Onyango; CharlesThis study examined the challenges of inclusion of children with hearing impairment in regular schools in Suba District in Kenya. The objectives of the study were to investigate the problems faced by children with hearing impairment in accessing education, determine the relevance of the education currently offered to children with hearing impairment and to come up with solutions that can avert the problem. Qualitative and quantitative designs were employed where convenient sampling was used to select the students in the school used for the study. The main instruments used in the data collection were the questionnaires. The data collected was analyzed manually where the research used descriptive and quantitative analysis, which included percentages and frequencies. The findings of the study included among others, the fact that, textbooks and other writing materials for the disabled were missing in the schools, disabled people are discriminated against by the able-bodied. This research recommended among other things, a policy that in the education of learners with disabilities a law is needed to provide and enforce services for this population without laws and national mandates, and ways for ensuring that schools abide by these laws, many learners with disabilities are likely to be locked out of the educational arena. Development of a transition based service provision model is vital especially for those with severe mental retardation.