The attitudes of teachers in regular primary schools towards the education for the physically handicapped: a case study of Kyangwithya Division of Kitui District Kenya
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Date
2009-12
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Kampala International University.College of Education
Abstract
The major purpose of the study was to investigate the attitudes
of teachers towards the education of the physically handicapped
children in Kyangwithya division. A quantitative research
approach, using questionnaires was employed to collect the
data for the study. Twenty primary school teachers and five
schools were sampled for the study. Findings of the study show
that the teachers, parents and children have several
misconceptions and wrong beliefs about the nature and
conditions of physical disabilities and about children with such
problems. The implication of the study is that teachers should
focus on raising their own awareness about physical disabilities
through training in special needs education and other
programmes.
Description
Research report presented to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the bachelor degree of Education in Primary Education Kampala International University
Keywords
Teachers, Primary schools, Education, Physically handicapped