Environment and Academic Performance of Physically Handicapped Learners in Regular Schools of Ruiru Division, Thika District Kenya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................. viii

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

CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................... l

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

1.1 STATEMENTOFTHEPROBLEM .................................................................................. 2

1.2 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................. 3

1.3 MAJOR OBJECTIVE ........................................................................................................ 3

1.4 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ................... : ................................................. 3

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................................... .4

1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................... 4

1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................... 4

1.8 THEORY OF THE STUDY ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................................... 7

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE. ............................................................................... 7

2.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 7

2.1. TYPES OF LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAP .............................................. 8

2.2.0. RESOURCES USED TO SUPPORT LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL

HANDICAP .......................................................................................................................... 9

2.2.1 METHODS OF SUPPORTING LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAPPED

IN REGULAR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ................................................................................ 9

2.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAP AND

TEACHERS IN REGULAR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ............................................................ 12

2.4 FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO LOW ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ............. 13

2.5,THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON LEARNERS WITH

PHYSICAL HANDICAPPED ............................................................................................... 13

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................ 15

METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................. 15

3.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 15

3.1 RESEARCHDESIGN ...................................................................................................... 15

3.2.SAMPLING PROCEDURE ............................................................................................. 15

3.3 SAMPLE POPULATION ................................................................................................ 16

3.4:INSTRUMENT ................................................................................................................ 17

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3.5 PROCEDURE .................................................................................................................. 17

3 .6 DAT A ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................... 18

CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................................................. 19

FINDINGS .............................................................................................................................. 19

4.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 19

CHAPTER FIVE .............................................................. ,. ...................................................... 33

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ............................................ 33

5.0 CHAPTER OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 33

5.1 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................... 33

5.2 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 37

5 .3 RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................... 37

BIBLOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................... 40

APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................ 41

APPENDICES A. INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................... .41

RESEARCHER MADE QUESTIONAIRE ............................................................................... 41