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The central problem of the study was born out of the fact that despite epilepsy being a disease  like others and that an epileptic child may have normal intelligence, many teachers and society  know little or nothing about it and therefore have negative attitude towards these children Factors leading to negative perception and discrimination of... Continue Reading

This study was carried out to find out challenges encountered in teaching learners with hearing impairment. The researcher was interested in finding out the views of different people towards the education of children with hearing im[airment in the area, therefore qualitative approach was employed to collect data. The researcher chose Head... Continue Reading

  A qualitative study to investigate the school influence on learners with hearing impairments was carried amongst primary school teachers Shinyalu division, Kakamega East district in Kenya. The following objectives guided the study; to identify the number of learners with hearing impairments who are currently in regular schools. To... Continue Reading

The research was carried out in Emgwen division, Nandi central district Kenya with an aim of determining the factors affecting the academic performance of learners with mental deficit in regular schools. All relevant Primary sources were visited in the process of gathering Primary information. A descriptive design was employed and in this case,... Continue Reading

The research was conducted in Chavakali North Zone, Vihiga District, Kenya, and is used both qualitative and quantitative collection methods. The research was conducted in line with the research questions of the study that guided the researcher effectively. The first research question was 'What is the depth of teachers' knowledge on... Continue Reading

The lthe government tries to provide to all Kenyan citizens includinJ those with  special need education for all (A.F.A.) in the year 2015. The policy created ~'' opportunity to the mentally disable children who were perceived incapable  academically to go to school, so the researcher's interest was to investigate the academic... Continue Reading

  Through observation and conservations the researcher established that the intellectually challenged learners were not accorded their due human respect and rights by the teachers. Teachers regarded them as abnormal, violent and slow in learning and therefore unworthy to be accommodated in their midst. This prompted the researcher to... Continue Reading

  The impact of free primary education has been manifold and complex. The quality and magnitude of the programme has affected not only the normal physically fit pupil, but also the physically challenged learners in inclusive schools as well as the wider community and society. The study adopted a Quantitative research design. This enhanced... Continue Reading

  In this research paper, the researcher studied the challenges of teaching and learning of learners with speech difficnlties on the performance of English language in Rarieda District, Kenya. The research investigated the various challenges that learner's experinced in speech. The research was carried out in Madiany Zone. The researcher... Continue Reading

Learners with mental retardation do not benefit from normal learning due to the challenges that they encounter. This study critically focused on these challenges and their academic performance in inclusive settings in Nairobi Kenya. The researcher adopted the quantitative approach of data collection from the target population. Teachers... Continue Reading

This study was carried out in of Mandera District with an intention to determine and identify the outstanding challenges of Universal Primary Education in Kenya, while reflecting some selected government aided primary schools in Neboi bulla Jamhuria division as an illustrative example. On this note, all other authors' works similar to... Continue Reading

The study was carried out in Kisanana Division Mogotio District. The main purpose of the study was to find out challenges of inclusion of visually impaired learners in regular schools. The sample population was composed of respondents who included teachers and learners in the selected schools. The research instruments that were used to collect... Continue Reading

The study attempted to carry out a critical analysis on the challenges that affect the education achievements of learners with special needs while trying to get themselves acclimatized with the regular school programmes where they are mixed with their counterparts who do not have any disability at all. The study took Galbet zone, Garissa District... Continue Reading

Learners who are mentally retarded like any other handicapped learners are faced by so many challenges. These challenges affect their performance in self help skills and other cognitive abilities. The researcher wanted to carryout a research to find out the challenges facing these particular learners in special schools and units in the... Continue Reading

  The purpose of this study was to establish the effects ofpoverty on pupil’s academic performance of the selected primaily schools in Central Division, Kajiado District Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to investigate the relationship between the effects mentioned and academic performance in Central Division, and to... Continue Reading

This study sought to investigate the effect of family characteristics on placement of learners with mental retardation. A case study of Moyale School for the Mentally Retarded in Moyale County was taken. The study was guided by the following objectives; To identify the profile of respondents in terms of age, gender,marital status and work... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION APPROVAL DEDICATION AKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ABSTRACT -CHAPTER ONE 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background to the study 1 1.2 Statement of the problem 2 1.3 Objectives of the study 2 1.3.1 General objective 2 1.3.2 Specific objectives will be to; 2 1.4 Purpose of the study 3 1.5 Scope of the study 3... Continue Reading

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 In every society, there is always a group of people that are disadvantaged in one way or the other of and Kenya is not an exception in this. The concept of inclusive education in Kenya had taken ground after evolving from integration. The history of special needs education in Kenya dates back to 1945 after the 2nd world war (Randi Ki... Continue Reading

This study was carried out in Kawalase Division, Turkana Central District to find out factors contributing to poor academic performance among girls of Kawalase Division and low completion as girls progress towards completion of their eight years of primary education despite the government’s initiative to promote girl-child education... Continue Reading

This research was based on the Teacher-pupil relationship and academic performance of students in [oytown Primary school for the physically handicapped. Thika District. Kenya. Its objectives were o (i) Identify practices teachers engaged in which would have a positive or negative influence on the earning process (ii) Identify the efforts... Continue Reading