Hearing Impaired Pupils’ Self-Esteem and Their Attitude towards Schooling in Public Primary Schools in Gucha District-Kenya
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2013-11
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Kampala international University, college of Education open and distance learning.
Abstract
This study was carried out in public primary schools in Gucha district, Kenya. It explored
the relationship between hearing impaired pupils’ self esteem and their attitude towards
schooling. The objectives of the study were to determine the degree of hearing
impaired pupils’ self esteem in public primary schools, Gucha district, to examine the
level of pupils’ attitude towards schooling, as well as to establish the relationship
between the hearing impaired pupils’ self esteem and their attitude towards schooling.
Using a description suriey and descriptive correlational design , a total of 120 primary
school pupils of classes 5,6,7,and 8, all of whom were hearing impaired from ten
primary schools in Gucha district , Kenya, participated in the study. The data were
analysed using means, percentage distribution and pearson’s product moment
correlation. It was found out that the degree of hearing impaired pupils’ attitude
towards schooling was high (mean, 2.69), hearing impaired pupils’ attitude towards
schooling was high, and the relationship between hearing impaired pupils’ self- esteem
and Uieir attitude towards schooling vvas significant (sig, 0.000). It was recommended
that parents with children who have hearing related problems should not only comfort
them to feel confident but also, from time to time, show them love, concern, care,
guide and counsel them.
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A Thesis Presented To The College Of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda. In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Masters in Special Needs Education.
Keywords
Hearing Impairment, Pupils’Self-Esteem, Gucha District-Kenya