Attitudes Of Regular Teachers Towards Inclusion Of Learners With Special Needs; A Case Study Of Sda Segero Primary School, Eldoret West District Kenya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE ................................................................................................ .i

DECLARATION ................................................................................................ ii

APPROVAL ..................................................................................................... iii

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................... iv

DEFINITIONS OF TERMS ............................................................................... vi

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................ 9

INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 9

1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................... 9

1.1 Background of the study ...................................................................... 10

1.2 Statement of the problem .................................................................. 11

1.4 Objectives of the study ...................................................................... 11

1.5 Research questions .................................................................................. 12

1.6 Scope of the study ................................................................................ 12

1. 7 Significance of the study ................................................................... 13

1.8.1 Limitations of the study ............................................................ , ........... 14

1.8.2 Delimitations of the study ..................................................................... 14

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................. 16

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ............................................................. 16

2.1 What is inclusion? ................................................................................... 18

2 .2 Categories of learners with special needs in an inclusive setting ............... 19

2.3 Problems special needs learners encounter in an inclusive setting ........... 21

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2.4 Teachers attitude towards inclusion of learners with specail needs in an

1nc1us1ve seuing ............................................................................................ 23

2.5 Supporting and maintaining learners with special need in an inclusive

.:;etting ........................................................................................................... 25

CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................... 29

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ........................................................................ 29

3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 29

3.2. Research design ..................................................................................... 29

3.4. Sainple size ............................................................................................ 30

3.5. Sainpling procedure ................................................................................ 30

3.6. Research instruments ............................................................................. 31

3.7 Data collection procedure ........................................................................ 31

3.8 Data analysis techniques ......................................................................... 31

REFERENCES ............................................................................................... 32

APPENDICES ................................................................................................ 34

APPENDIX A: TIME FRAME ........................................................................... 34

APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS .......................................... 35

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