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Education for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Kenya: Problems and Prospects

Mukuria, Gathogo; Korir, Julie (Taylor & Francis, 2006)

There is a continuing disparity in educational services in Kenya for children with disabilities. Traditional African beliefs, cultural perspectives, and religious practices have resulted in negative attitudes toward ...
Development of a Guidance Programme for Students with Special Educational Needs in Kenya: A Study on Personal Orientation

Wamocho, Franciscah I.; Karugu, Geoffrey K.; Nwoye, Augustine (Blackwell Publishing, 2008)

In this article, Franciscah Wamocho, lecturer and chairperson, Geoffrey Karugu, senior lecturer, both in the Department of Special Education, and Augustine Nwoye, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, all ...
Identification Process of Articulation and Phonemic Disorders in Children with Communication Disorders in Primary Schools, Nairobi Province, Kenya

Maneno, Robert J. (Kenyatta University, 2008)

Many children with speech and language disorders are silently affected academically and psychologically as they articulate words wrongly when they try to communicate verbally to their peers. Academically, they do not perform ...
Identification of Reading Disabilities and Teacher-Oriented Challenges in Teaching Reading to Standard Five Learners in Nyeri and Nairobi Districts, Kenya

Runo, Mary N. (Kenyatta University, 2010)

The study aimed at finding out whether teachers can identify the causes of reading disabilities in learners. It intended to establish whether teachers have adequate knowledge of identifying learners with reading disabilities, ...
The Effect of Embossed Picture Technique on Reading Performance of Learners with Hearing Impairments: A Case of Kambui School for the Deaf

Munyendo, Sella; Wamocho, Franciscah Irangi (American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2010)

The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of embossed picture technique when used in teaching reading to the pupils with hearing impairment. The study was guided by Piaget’s theory of human mental development. ...
Challenges Facing Inclusive Education in Regular Primary Schools in Kenya

Wanjohi, Anthony M. (Kenya Projects Organization, 2010)

Disability is not Inability” these are words of encouragement for those who perceive that people with physical challenges are helpless and cannot do what others do without the challenges. The debate of including them into ...
Inclusive educational practices in Kenya: Evidencing practice of itinerant teachers who work with children with visual impairment in local mainstream schools

Lynch, Paul; McCall, Steve; Douglas, Graeme; McLinden, Mike; Mogesa, Bernard; Mwaura, Martha; Muga, John; Njoroge, Michael (Elsevier, 2011)

This article presents a findings from an investigation of the work of 38 specialist itinerant teachers (ITs) supporting the educational inclusion of children with visual impairment in Kenya. The research was designed around ...
Quality of Education Offered To Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) In the Era of Free Primary Education (FPE) In Rural Kenya: Perspectives of Educationists, Teachers and Parents

Omoke, Charles M. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2011)

The education of children with special educational needs (SEN) has been a focus of international inquiry. There is a strong advocacy for the inclusion of children with SEN in regular schools although this remains contentious ...
Effects of Special E-Learning Program on Hearing-Impaired Learners' Achievement and Perceptions of Basic Geometry in Lower Primary Mathematics

Kiboss, Joel Kipkemboi (Sage, 2012)

Achievement in mathematics is an issue of great concern not only to students and parents but also to employers and researchers in Kenya. This is because the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) has continuously reported ...
Towards Inclusive and Equitable Basic Education System: Kenya’s experience

Njoka, Evangeline; Riechi, Andrew; Obiero, Charles; Kemunto, Everlyn; Muraya, Daniel; Ongoto, Joel; Amenya, Donvan (ADEA, 2012)

1. The rapid quantitative growth in formal education in Kenya since independence has focused on promoting access, retention, equity, quality and relevance. However, challenges of quality, equity and relevance have persisted ...
Special Needs Education (SNE) in Kenyan Public Primary Schools: Exploring Government Policy and Teachers’ Understandings

Mwangi, Lucy (Brunel University, 2013)

This research focuses on Special Needs Education (SNE) in Kenyan Public Schools: Exploring Government Policy and Teachers’ understandings. At a time when Kenya is introducing reforms with a view to addressing broad national ...
Techniques to Support Early Identification of Children with Vision Problems in Public Primary Schools in Central Kenya

Mwangi, Sarah Wanjiku (Kenyatta University, 2013)

The aim of this study was to establish whether children with vision problems were identified early and given support to avoid visual impairment in Kiambu, Murang’a and Kirinyaga Counties in Central Kenya. Although visual ...
Support Services and Resources in Regular Primary Schools with Hearing Impaired Learners in Kenya: A Case Study of Kakamega County

Okutoyi, Joel; Kochung, Edwards; Kabuka, Eric K.; Were, Michael Charles; Adoyo, Peter Oracha (IJSTR, 2013)

Information from Educational Assessment and Resource Centers (2010) in Kakamega County indicates that the number of learners with Hearing Impairment in regular primary schools increased since the inception of Free Primary ...
The Role of Policy in the Development of Special Education

Kiarie, Mary W. (International Association of Educators, 2014)

In terms of the number of students served and the overall quality of special education services provided, it is clear that special education has, from its early beginnings in the late seventeenth century, advanced at various ...
Sharing Special Education Strategies in Rural Kenya

Shamberger, Cynthia T. (International Association of Special Education, 2014)

As a former special education teacher at the elementary, middle and high school levels, many unique and complex learning situations were encountered. The author, who was a junior faculty member on her initial trip to Kenya, ...
Determinants of Primary School Wastage for Learners with Disabilities in Coast Province, Kenya: Towards A Theoretical Prevention Model

Mazrui, Lubna Munir (Kenyatta University, 2014)

This mixed methods study investigated the determinants of primary school wastage for learners with disabilities in the Coast province of Kenya. The study sought to: establish patterns of grade repetition and dropout, ...
Analysis of Interventions Teachers Use to Manage Learners with Selected Behavior Disorders in Primary Schools in Thika Sub County, Kiambu County, Kenya

Joseph, Gathua; Muthee, Jessica; Murugami, Margaret; Tekle, Tesfu (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2015)

Identification process is an important element of behavior disorder management in schools. For proper behavior management teachers need to identify learners with behavioral disorders in order to design intervention programs ...
Influence of Special Needs Education Policy on Access to Secondary School Education by Learners with Hearing Impairments in Nandi County, Kenya

Andrew, Muhombe Joseph; Rop, Naftali K.; Ogola, Fredrick O.; Wesonga, Justus Nyongesa (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2015)

This study sought to examine influence of Special Needs Education Policy on access to secondary school education by learners with hearing impairments in Nandi County, Kenya. The study was informed by the Multiple Intelligences ...
Teachers’ and School Administrators’ Preparedness in Handling Students with Special Needs In Inclusive Education in Kenya

Gathumbi, Agnes; Ayot, Henry; Kimemia, John; Ondigi, Samson (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2015)

The philosophy of social inclusion is embedded in current legislation of the convention of child rights and the requirement of equal opportunities for those with disability (Salamanca Statement, 1994). Inclusive education ...
Special Education Teacher Preparation in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Chitiyo, Morgan; Odongo, George; Itimu-Phiri, Ambumulire; Muwana, Florence; Lipemba, Mary (Division of International Special Needs Education, 2015)

Researchers have repeatedly identified special education teacher shortage as one of the factors that have stymied the development of special education in many African countries. Highly qualified special education teachers ...

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