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    Family Dynamism on Educational Performance of Learners with Hearing Impairments in Selected Primary Schools of Busia County, Kenya
    (Journal of Popular Education in Africa, 2024) Auma, Pascalia Angela; Awori, Beatrice Bunyasi; Wamocho, Fransiscah Irangi
    This paper is aimed at discussing family dynamism strategies in promotion of educational performance of learners with HI in the selected schools in Busia County. The study used Bowen Family Frameworks Theory (1978). The survey used a descriptive survey research design in which data were gathered through interviews and structured questionnaires. The schools of study and teachers were chosen using the purposeful sampling technique. Parents of students with HI from particular Busia County schools were chosen at random. Key informants included three teachers from each of the four chosen schools as well as four administrators, one from each of the schools. The research included 60 participants in total as the target population of the study. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 of the statistical software package was used to analyze the data. Data was presented through frequencies and percentages. The study found that auditory oral strategy creates comprehension and mastery of spoken words, intonation and language rules via hearing with minimal degrees of visual support for language. It was also revealed that teachers spent time and were committed to helping the child and family in the identification of the child’s strength and needs, the outcomes expected, and the support needed for the child and family. The study recommended that family dynamism should be encouraged and parents to form IFSP to support one another to promote educational performance. Adequate funds should be availed for assessment to enable provision of equipment and trained professionals for early interventions.