A Survey of Educational and Counselling Needs of Deaf Students in Kwara State School for the Handicapped, Ilorin

ABSTRACT

This work is about The Learning Problems of The Deaf (Handicapped) Children in the Kwara State School for the Handicapped, Ilorin. A questionnaire titled Counselling Needs of Deaf Questionnaire was administered to fifteen deaf students of the institution and another ten students who are (non-deaf) normal students, four hypothesis were drawn and the t-test method was used to analyse the data. It was discovered that deaf problems that are not discovered at early stages, have greater control and management problems than those that were defected early and were promptly acted upon. it was therefore, recommended among other things that Government should as a matter of urgency make special education to become part of its important educational programmes. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE                                                                  i

CERTIFICATION                                                            ii

DEDICATION                                                                 iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS                                               iv

ABSTRACT                                                                    v      

TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                  vi

LIST OF TABLES                                                           ix

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study                                              1

Statement of the problems                                            4

Purpose of the Study                                                     5

General Questions                                                        6

Research Questions                                                      6

Research Hypothesis                                                     7

Significance of the study                                               8

Delimitation of the study                                               9

Operational definitions of terms                                    10

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE RELATED

  LITERATURE

Introduction                                                                  11

Definition of hearing impairment (Deaf)                        11

Signs and types of Hearing impairment                        13

Types of Impairment                                                     14

Causes of deafness                                                        17    

Problems Associated with deafness                               19

Prevention of Hearing Impairment                                22

Management of hearing impairment                             23

Appraisal of the Literature reviewed                             27

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research Design                                                           29

Population of the Study                                                 29

Sample and Sampling techniques                                 30

Instrument of the Study                                                31

Validation of the Instrument                                         32

Reliability of the Instrument                                         33

Procedure for Data Collection                                       34

Method of Data Analysis                                               34

CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Presentation of Results                                                 35

Hypotheses Testing                                                       35

Discussion of the Results                                             39

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND

  RECOMMENDATIONS

 Summary                                                                     44

Conclusion                                                                    45

Implication of the study                                                46

Recommendations                                                        47

Limitations of the Study                                                48

Suggestions for further Studies                                    49

References                                                                     50

Appendix                                                                       52

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1:   Analysis of the relationship between the

learning problems of male and female deaf

students                                                        36

Table 2:     Analysis of the difference in the learning

capabilities of deaf students who come from

literate homes and those from illiterate

homes                                                          37

Table 3:     Showing the analysis of the differences of

the difference in the learning problems of deaf

students at the tender age and those at the

adult age                                                      38

Table 4:     Analysis of the learning problems of Christian

deaf students and Muslim deaf students     39