Evaluation of levels of participation of the deaf child in primary schools a case of Mutwot Zone Kosirai Division in Nandi District in Kenya
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2008-06
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Kampala International University, College of Education and Management
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the role of participation of children with deafness in formal
education activities and its contributions to their socio-economic empowerment.
Participation of CWDs in formal education activities that included, universal primary
education, secondary education, special needs education among others was hindered by the
inaccessibility in the institutional context like educational structures for example, the
staircases and latrines, curriculum inadequacies, lack of instructional and scholastic materials,
and special needs education teachers. Social challenges were identified as negative attitudes
towards hearing impairment, negligence of their parents while the environmental ones
included long distances, traffic and terrain. However, poverty was identified as the key
economic barrier.
The study provided a deeper analysis of the levels of participation of CWDs in the formal
education activities. It was conducted to increase the awareness of the concerned stakeholders
particularly policy makers and planners charged with the responsibly for providing universal
education.
A number of recommendations were made that would help to improve the level of
participation of children with deafness in formal education activities and its contributions to
their socio-economic empowerment following the order of the study objectives.
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A research report submitted to the institute of continuing and distance studies in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of a bachelor’s degree in education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Evaluation, Participation, Deaf child, Kenya