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Addressing Inclusive Education for Learners with Disabilities in the Integrated Education System: The Dilemma of Public Primary Schools in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)This paper explores the challenges and prospects of inclusive education for learners with disabilities in the integrated education system in Kenyan primary schools. Data were collected in five and nine public schools in ... -
Analysis of Guidance and Counseling Program at Thika High School for the Blind, Kenya
(ERIC, 2010)The purpose of this study was to analyze the guidance and counseling program at Thika High School for the Blind, the only residential secondary school for students with visual impairments in Kenya. The study examined the ... -
Analysis of Interventions Teachers Use to Manage Learners with Selected Behavior Disorders in Primary Schools in Thika Sub- County, Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Institute of Science, Technology and Education, 2015)Identification process is an important element of behavior disorder management in schools. For proper behavior management teachers need to identify learners with behavioral disorders in order to design intervention programs ... -
Analysis of Predictors of Behaviour Change among Children at Risk in Juvenile Rehabilitation Centres in Nairobi County, Kenya
(International Institute of Science, Technology and Education, 2016)The aim of this study was to analyse predictors of behaviour change among children at risk in juvenile rehabilitation centres within Nairobi County, Kenya. The target population was all the children and managers of Juvenile ... -
Analysis of professional qualifications of teachers educating learners with disabilities in regular public primary schools in Thika West District, Kiambu County: Kenya
(Nairobi academic PressJournal of special needs and disabilities studies vol. vol. no. 1 p.28-52. 1 July 2013, 2013-07-01)The study aimed at establishing the professional qualifications of teachers educating learners with learning disabilities. It embarked on interviews for head teachers, semi-structured questionnaires for teachers and ... -
Analysis of the Adaptations Required for Access and Retention of Learners with Visual Impairments in Regular Universal Primary Education (UPE) Schools
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2018)The purpose of the study was to analyse the adaptations required for access and retention of Learners with Visual Impairments (LVI) in regular Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools. The study was conducted in ... -
Assessing sense of school belonging across cultural contexts using the PSSM: measurement and functional invariance
(SAGE Publications, 2016)Despite its popularity, the factorial structure of the Psychological Sense of School Membership (PSSM) Questionnaire remains controversial. The current study set out to clarify its structure across different cultural ... -
Assessment of Teachers’ Preparedness to Teach Learners with Visual Impairments in Regular Universal Primary Education (UPE) Schools
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2018)Teachers in Uganda have the obligation to give quality Education to all the learners in their classrooms including those with visual impairments. The preparedness of teachers to teach learners with visual impairments in ... -
An assessment of the conditions requisite for learning Kiswahili language by learners with hearing impairment in Mumias Primary School for the Deaf in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(2014-10)In Kenya, Kiswahili is important, not only as a national and official language in Kenya, but as a compulsory subject in primary and secondary school curricula. There has been an outcry by various stakeholders that learners ... -
Assessment on Challenges Teachers Faced in Managing Learners with Selected Behavior Disorders in Primary Schools in Thika Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya
(Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 2015)The area under study up surge in problem behavior disorders among learners and this affect their academic performance. The purpose of this study was to assess the challenges teachers faced in their endeavors to manage ... -
Attachment and psychological well-being among adolescents with and without disabilities in Kenya: The mediating role of identity formation
(Elsevier, 2013-10-05)The current study is aimed at evaluating the relationship between attachment and identity development, and their influence on psychological well-being in adolescents with and without disabilities in Kenya. The sample was ... -
Attitudes of Learners with Low Vision towards Learning Mathematics in Integrated Public Primary Schools in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Center for International Research Development, 2020)The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes of learners with Low Vision towards learning Mathematics in integrated public primary schools in Nairobi County. The study adopted a descriptive research design ... -
Behaviour Disorders Related to Drug Abuse Among Secondary School Students in Kenya
(2014)The purpose of this study was to find out the behavior disorders displayed by secondary school students as a result of substance abuse. This would assist to train teachers on specialized intervention methods so that they ... -
Braille competency among blind learners: materials and teacher factors in thika and Meru, Kenya
(Nairobi Academic Press, 2014)Braille remains the main medium of reading and writing among persons with blindness the world over. This study aimed at establishing factors that have continued to affect Braille competency among young beginners in Kenya. ... -
Braille Literacy Levels among Learners With Visual Impairment in Special Schools in Kenya
(education@oapub.org, 2021)Effective education ensures that students are able to fully participate and benefit from it, regardless of whether they have impairments or not. Good vision is important for students at all stages of learning as it helps ... -
Causes of armed ethnic conflict and the implication for peace education in Nakuru county, Kenya
(Nairobi Academic Press, 2014)This study sought to find out the causes of ethnic armed conflict in Nakuru County and the implication for peace education. The study objectives were to find out peoples' experiences and constructions of armed ethnic ... -
Challenges of Development and Implementation of Individualized Education Programme by Teachers of Learners with Intellectual Disabilities in Kisumu and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2020)This was a descriptive study which sought to explore the challenges encountered by teachers of learners with intellectual disabilities in schools and units in Kisumu and Nairobi counties, Kenya. The sampling techniques ... -
The Concept of Inclusive Education: Teacher Training and Acquisition of English Language in the Hearing Impaired
(Wiley, 2004-03)Three languages are widely used in schools in Kenya – English, Kiswahili and Kenya Sign Language. Many pupils with hearing impairments are taught separately from the mainstream, in specialist settings. The fact that most ... -
Current alcohol use and mental health of adolescents among secondary school students in Nakuru county, Kenya
(Nairobi Academic Press, 2013-07)Adolescents engage in behaviours that compromise their health and futurepotentials. However, these behaviours are preventable. The current study was designed to establish the association between current alcohol use and ... -
Determinants of Graduation Readiness for Learners with Intellectual Disability in Nakuru County, Kenya.
(International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2018)The purpose of the study was to investigate graduation readiness and employment of graduates with intellectual disability from special schools of Nakuru County, Kenya. The researcher adopted the Piaget’s theory that ...
