Analysis of Interventions Teachers Use to Manage Learners with Selected Behavior Disorders in Primary Schools in Thika Sub- County, Kiambu County, Kenya
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Date
2015
Authors
Gathua, Joseph
Muthee, Jessica
Murugami, Margaret
Tekle, Tesfu
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Publisher
International Institute of Science, Technology and Education
Abstract
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 befitting their educational needs. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the intervention
strategies teachers used in managing learners with selected emotional and behavior disorders (EBDs) in primary
schools in Madaraka zone. The objectives were; to establish effectiveness of assessment methods teachers used
in identifying learners with selected behavior disorders and to explore intervention strategies teachers used in
managing learners with selected behavior disorders. The study used descriptive research design which was
appropriate since it enabled the researchers to describe the situation as it existed. A questionnaire was used to
collect data. Simple random sampling was done to select four schools which participated in the study. Purposive
sampling was used to select a sample size of 30 class seven teachers. Data from the research instruments was
analyzed and presented descriptively. The study found that the assessment methods teachers used to identify
learners with EBDs were not effective and that teachers in selected schools did not use effective intervention
strategies to manage behavior for learners with EBDs. The study recommends that in-service training for
teachers be done with a view of building capacity in the area of identification processes and that Kenya Institute
of Curriculum Development to give guidelines on behavior disorder management. The significance of the study
findings is that it could help stakeholders to come up with effective intervention strategies in managing learners
with behavior disorders as well as add to the existing literature on learner disorders.
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Emotional Behavior Disorders, Interventions, Learners, Teachers
Citation
Journal of Education and Practice Vol.6, No.33, 2015