Teachers attitude towards inclusion of learners with mental retardation in an inclusive setting in Mbita Division Mbita District-Kenya
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Date
2011-08
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Kampala International University,College of Education
Abstract
This study was carried out to find out attitudes of teachers towards learners with mental
retardation in ordinary schools.
The researcher was interested in finding out the views of different people towards the education
of children with mental retardation in the area, therefore qualitative approach was employed to
collect data.
The researcher chose Headteachers, teachers and children with mental retardation as sample
population because through them relevant and appropriate information would be obtained.
The researcher also used interview and questionnaire as research instruments. Interview guides
were used to collect data from parents and children with mental retardation because it enabled
the researcher to make clarifications on some views given and make possible adjustments
depending on their moods and needs. Headteachers and teachers were given questionnaires
because they were assumed literate enough to handle these instruments
The findings pointed out that although children with mental retardation and their parents have
positive attitudes towards their education, there are a number of challenges affecting their
learning in the division and hopefully beyond.
The findings revealed that most teachers in regular schools still hay negative attitude towards
inclusion of learners special learning needs and experienced a number of challenges in teaching
these children which among others included; lack of training in special needs education among
teachers, inadeqaucy of appropriate learning equipment and learning materials, inappropriate
teaching materials, negative teachers’ attitudes towards the education of the deaf children,
inappropriate modes of instructin and high Teacher-Pupil ratio in class among others
Description
A research report submitted to college of open and distance
learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the Award of Bachelors Degree in special needs
Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Inclusion, Learners, Teachers