The impact of inclusive education on learners with hearing impairment in regular schools of Suba district, Kenya
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2009-11
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Kampala International University, Institute of Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This 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.
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A research report presented to The Institute of Open and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award of Bachelor of Education (SNE) of Kampala International University
Keywords
inclusive education, hearing impairment