Schools Influence on Learning with Hearing Impairment In Masogo Zone Miwani Division, Nyando District in Kenya
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Date
2008-09
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Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance and E-learning
Abstract
A qualitative study to investigate the school influence on learners with hearing
impairments was carried amongest primary school teachers in Masogo division.
The following objectives guided the study; to identify the number of learners
with hearing impairments who are currently in regular schools. To establish the
teachers attitude towards learners with hearing Impairments, to establish
whether the teachers teaching learners with hearing impairments in an inclusive
educational setting have been trained, and to establish if specialized teaching
learning materials were available in primary schools.
A questionnaire was drafted and used to collect relevant data about school
influence on learners with disabilities. Findings revealed that there existed 88
children with H.I in the 8 primary schools. The percentage ratio of learners with
H.I to their normal peer was 2%:98%, this posed a great challenge to the
learners with H.I as they could be neglected because of the minimal number.
The study discovered that the teachers teaching had lowly professional
qualifications to handle learners with diverse needs and characteristics. Findings
also showed that the school learning environment had not be restructured to
accommodate all learners with diverse needs. And it was also discovered that a
number of teachers had a negative attitude towards learners with F-LI because
they knew little about them and how to instruct to them in class, the teachers
were also found to be overwhelmed with other tasks and therefore found no
time for the H.I. It was recommended that the school learning environment be
modified to suit all learners; government to intensify both in service and pre
service training while bearing in mind to equip the teachers with appropriate
skills and knowledge to handle learners with diverse needs. And to sensitize all
the stakeholders in the implementation exercise.
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A Report Submittied to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning as a Requirement for the Award of Degree in Education in Early Childhood and Primary Education of Kampala International
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Learning with Hearing Impairment, Nyando District in Kenya