Roles of Stakeholders in Enhancing Education of Children with Visual Impairment in Main Stream Classes: A Case Study of Namugongo Sub County, Kaliro District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

DEDICA TfON ............................................................................................................ iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................ iv

ABSTARCT .............................................................................................................. viii

LIST OF ACRONYMNS/ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................... ix

LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................... x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... I

1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................ I

I .I Background of the study .................................................................................... I

1. 1.1 Historical Perspective ................................................................................. I

1.1.2 Conceptual Perspective ............................................................................... 3

I . I .3 Theoretical Perspective ............................................................................... 3

1.1.4 Contextual background ............................................................................... 4

1.2 Problern Staternent ............................................................................................. 4

1.3 Purpose ............................................................................................................... 5

1.4 Objectives .......................................................................................................... 5

I .5 Research Questions ............................................................................................ 5

1.6 Significance ........................................................................................................ 6

I. 7 Scope of the study ... .................. ......................................................................... 6

I . 7. I Geographical content .................................................................................. 7

1.7.2 Content scope .............................................................................................. 7

1.7.3 Time scope ............................................. ..................................................... 7

1.8 Conceptual fran1ework ....................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................. 9

2.1 Introduction ... .. ................................................................................................... 9

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2.1 Role of private sector in enhancing education of children with visual

itnpairment .................................................................................................... ........... 9

2.2 Role of schools in enhancing education of children with visual impairment .. I 0

2.3 Challenges faced by children with visual impairment in mainstream classes. 14

2.4 Research Gap ................................................................................................... 17

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY .................................................................. 18

3. 1 Research Design ............................................................................................... 18

3.2 Study Population ................... ........................................................................... 18

3.3 Satnple size ...................................................................................................... 18

3.4 Satnpling techniques ........................................................................................ 18

3.5 Instruments .......... ............................................................................................. 19

3.6 Validity and reliability of instruments of data collection . ............................... 19

3.6.1 Validity ..................................................................................................... 19

3.6.2 Reliability ........... ....................................................................................... l9

3.7 Procedure to Data Collection .................................... ....................................... 20

3.8 Data analysis .................................................................................................... 20

3.8 Ethical consideration ........................................................................................ 21

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS ........................... 22

4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 22

4.2 Background information of respondents .......................................................... 22

4.3 Role of the Pri vate Sector in enhancing Education of Children with Visual

ltnpa innent ............................................................................................................. 23

4.4 Role of the school in enhancing education of children with visual impairment

................................................................. ............................................................... 26

4.5 Cha llenges faced by children with visual impairment in mainstream classes.28

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FrNDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND

RECOMMENDATION ............................................................................................. 3 1

5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 31

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5.2 Discussion ofFindings ..................................................................................... 3 1

5.2. 1 Private sector in enhanc ing education of children with visual impairment

in Nalnugongo .................................................................................................... 31

5.2.2 Role of Schools in enhancing education of children with visual

impa irment in Namugongo Sub County, Kaliro District.. ................................. 32

5.2.3 Challenges faced by children with visual impairment in mainstream

classes in Namugongo Sub County, Kaliro District .......................................... 34

5.3 Conclusions ...................................................................................................... 35

5.4 Recolnlnendations ............................................................................................ 35

REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 37

APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RESPONDENTS .................................... 39

APPENDIX B: RELIABILITY RESULTS .............................................................. .43

APPENDIX C: DATA FOR DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ................. .46

APPENDIX D: DATA FOR ROLE OF PRIVATE SECTOR ..... ............................ .47

APPENDIX E: DATA FOR SCHOOL ROLE ......................................................... .49

APPENDIX F: DATA FOR CHALLENGES ........................................................... 51