ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to sample the opinions of teachers on the practice of inclusive education in the Bekwai Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Sixty regular education teachers, who were randomly selected to participate in the study, responded to a questionnaire developed for the study. The participants’ responses were analyzed through descriptive statistics which included frequency distributions a...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ strategies for enhancing the participation of pupils with disabilities in selected inclusive basic schools in the South Tongu District. The design employed was descriptive survey. Purposive sampling technique was used to select ten head teachers, while simple random sampling technique was used to select one-hundred forty teachers from ten selected pilot inclusive schools. Questionnaire was used to gather data. Data from the ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this phenomenological study was to ascertain the social, academic, communication experiences, and the coping strategies of pupils who are deaf at the Diamond Kid Inclusive School Complex (DKIS) Nsawam. Fifteen (15) pupils who were deaf from Basic 3, 4, 5 and 6 were purposively sampled for the study. Focus group interview guides were used to collect data. Data were coded and analysed using a thematic approach. Results of the study indicated that participants had varie...
ABSTRACT This study explored performance of upper primary pupils with deafness in basic mathematical operations at the University Practice South Inclusive School in Winneba. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The approach was qualitative that employed a case study research design. Purposive and stratified sampling techniques were used to sample five (5) teachers and seven (7) pupils with deafness from the upper primary. A semi- structured interview guide and work...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to assess students’ competencies in the use of computer assistive technology at Akropong School for the Blind. This became necessary because little research has been conducted to document the competencies and challenges in the use of computer among students with visual impairments. A case study design with a mixed research strategy was adopted for the study. The researcher gathered both quantitative and qualitative data to measure the students�...
ABSTRACT This study described the experiences of pupils with physical disabilities in three basic schools in the Assin South District in the Central Region of Ghana. Three research questions guided the study. The study employed the phenomenological design which made use of the semi-structured interview guide to solicit for information from participants. A sample of 9 participants were purposively sampled from the Assin South District. Data from the study was analysed through the themat...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the approaches teachers use to teach daily living skills to pupils with visual impairments at Akropong School for the Blind. The study was mainly qualitative and adopted a case study design. The study used purposive sampling technique and semi-structured interview guide to gather data from 10 participants. The findings revealed that hand-over-hand technique; hand-under-hand method, and peer tutoring were approaches teachers used to tea...
ABSTRACT Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and accompanying learning difficulties in mathematics experience considerable degree of helplessness as a result of their inability to successfully solve mathematical problems. The effects of ADHD on learning difficulties may become overwhelming on these pupils. This is probably caused by some personal, psycho-social and environmental factors distractive enough to negatively affect their concentration in class and achieve...
ABSRACT Hearing loss due to advancement in age is a phenomenon which is universally accepted as one of the challenges of old age. In spite of this fact, there is a paucity of studies on predictors and patterns of hearing loss which should serve as essential basis for developing preventive measures and strategies to reduce or eliminate the causes of hearing loss among the elderly. This study, therefore, investigated noise exposure, diabetes mellitus and hypertension as predictors of hearing l...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background to the study Over the past three decades, pragmatic attempts were made by past Governments of Ghana in collaboration with the West African Onchocerciasis Control Programme (O.C.P.) to eradicate Onchocerciasis in endemic areas. The programme which took off in 1974, was very successful in eradicating black flies as the vector for onchocerciasis in the country until 1994 when the programme officially ended. Many inhabitants who hi...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out the perception of teachers towards the teaching and learning of pupils with low vision in Nkwanta South District, Volta Region. The cross sectional survey design was used to guide the study. The sample size for this study was 150 teachers. The method for the collection of data was questionnaire. The probability sampling technique involving simple random sampling techniques was used to select the sample size. Data was analyzed using frequencies and ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore parental participation in reading activity among their children with hearing impairment at Ashanti School for the Deaf in Sekyere South District. The study was a mixed approach which utilized a case study design with the interview as the data collection instrument. A sample of 42 out of total population of 150 was used. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample Data from the study were analysed using a thematic and des...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Education in its sense is to have a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. Thus, educational system of every country is designed to make learners acquire knowledge, skills, attitude, and values that enhance the total development of the individual, society and the nation at large. Quansah (1998) cited in Aboagye (2002) noted that ―the goal of education in Ghana, seeks to provide an improved and r...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the knowledge and competencies of students with visual impairment in the University of Educagtion, Winneba about information and communication technology (ICT). The study adopted the case study research design, where 33 students with visual impairment were randomly sampled from a population of 88 students with visual impairment. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyse the data. The results of the study indicated that the participa...
ABSTRACT The study investigated teachers’ perception of the impact of instructional strategies on pupils with reading difficulties in selected districts in the Central Region of Ghana. A concurrent embedded mixed method design was used for this study. Proportionate stratified sampling procedure was used to select ninety-five (95) upper primary teachers. The response rate was 100% representing 95 teachers. Data were collected using a questionnaire and interview schedules Statistical tools us...