Teacher’s attitude towards inclusion of pupils with hearing impairments in regular primary school In Ruiru Division Thika District Kenya
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Date
2009-12
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Kampala International University, College of Education and Open, long Distance learning
Abstract
Provision of special needs education is a great milestone in addressing the challenges found
in learners with special needs.
This research has been initiated to investigate how attitudes of regular primary school
teachers have helped in inclusion of learners with hearing impairment in a regular primary
school. The investigation was centered in finding out attitudes towards people with hearing
impairment, Salamanca statement and framework for the action and intervention of the
hearing impaired and the hearing pupils and teachers in regular primary school.
The findings indicated that most of the teachers in regular primary schools had not had any
training in special needs education and most of them did not know the difference between
inclusion and integration among others.
The researcher suggests that teachers, parents, educational administrators, inspectors and
community at large be made aware of the plight of the hearing impaired in terms of
including them in regular schools instead of the current practice where the hearing impaired
are isolated in segregated sectors.
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A Research report presented to the institute of open and distant learning in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the a ward of a Degree in Bachelor of Education in special needs of Kampala International University
Keywords
Teacher’s attitude, Pupils, Hearing impairments, Kenya