Employment and Visual Impairment in Mbogoini Division, Nakuru District, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................................................................................................ i

APPROVAL ....................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................. iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ v

LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................... vii

LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................. viii

ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1

1.0. BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 1

1.1. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ............................................................. 3

1.2. PURPOSE ......................................................................................................... 4

1.3. OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................. 4

1.4. HYPOTHESIS .................................................................................................. 4

1.5. SCOPE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................... 4

1.6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .............................................................. 4

CHAPTER TWO .............................................................................................................. 6

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ..................................................................... c,

2.0. INTRODUCTION............................................................................... ..... .. . 6

2.1. EDUCATION .................................................................................................... 6

2.2. GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT ............................................................................ 9

2.3. SOCIETY ACCEPTANCE AND APPRECIATION OF VISUALLY

IMPAIRED PEOPLE ................................................................................................ 10

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY .................................................................... 13

3.0. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 13

3.1. RESEARCH DESIGN .................................................................................. 13

3.2. STUDY POPULATION ................................................................................. 13

3.3. SAMPLE SIZE AND POPULATION ......................................................... 13

3.4. RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS .................................................................... 14

3.4.1. Questionnaire ........................................................................................... 14

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3.4.2. Interview Guide ........................................................................................ 14

3.5. VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF INSTRUMENTS ............................ 14

3.6. PROCEDURE ................................................................................................ 14

3.7. DATA ANALYSIS .......................................................................................... 15

3.8. PROBLEMS EXPECTED IN EXCUTING THE STUDY ...................... 15

REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 16

APPENDICES ................................................................................................................ 18

APPENDIX A: TIME FRAME ................................................................................. 18

APPENDIX B: BUDGET ......................................................................................... 19

APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRES TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS

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APPENDIX D: QUESTIONNAIRES FOR INSTRUCTORS IN

POLYTECHNICS ...................................................................................................... 21

APPENDIX E: A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT

PERSONNELS ........................................................................................................... 23

CHAPTER FOUR .......................................................................................................... 24

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS ............................................................... 24

4.0. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 24

4.1. INTERPRETATION OF DATA FROM V.l PERSONS .......................... 24

4.2. INTERPRETATION OF DATA FROM INSTRUCTORS IN

POLYTECHNICS ...................................................................................................... 27

4.3. ANALYSIS OF DATA FROM THE DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT

OFFICER NAKURU DISTRICT ............................................................................. 31

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................ 35

DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ... 35

5.0. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 35

5.1. DISCUSSION ................................................................................................ 35

5.2. SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 36

5.3. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................... 37

5.4. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................... 37