Influence of parental socioeconomic status on educational placement of female students with hearing impairment. A case of Jada Special Secondary School Adamawa State, Nigeria
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Date
2016-11
Authors
Magaji, Yahya Umar
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
This study was undertaken to determine the influence of parental socioeconomic status on the
educational placement of female students with hearing impairment in Jada special school,
Adamawa State, Nigeria. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used in collecting
the data. Parental socioeconomic status and educational placement of female students with
hearing impairment were the independent and dependent variable respectively. The sampling
frame comprised of 379 female students with hearing impairment, 46 teachers and 290 parents
totaling 715. Simple random sampling techniques and purposive sampling were used in selecting
38 students, 15 teachers and 36 parents proportional to the sizes of the constituents of the
sampling frame, making a sample of all respondents. A pilot survey was conducted at special
school Bauchi to validate the instruments of data collection. Questionnaire and interview
schedules were used for data collection, which were analyzed using special Package for social
sciences (SPSS). Results revealed that 37.9% of parents that have certificates from tertiary,
education preferred special schools for their female children. On the other hand, nature of
occupation of most (34.5%) self-employed parents influenced the educational placement of their
female children. Results also revealed that parent's educational qualification was closely related
to educational placement of female children with hearing impairment. Also, majority (75%) of
the teachers recommended the use of sign language as their instructional method. Results finally
revealed' that well - educated parents were more in support of their children's education by
timely payment of school fees (33%) and homework. It is therefore recommended that parents
without educational background and those with low level of literacy should endeavors to provide
private lesson to their children during weekends and holidays. Teachers of students with hearing
impairment should be given regular trainings and workshops to keep them abreast with modem
teaching and hearing techniques.
Description
A thesis submitted to the school of education in fulfillment for the Degree of Masters in the Department of Special Needs Education of Kenyatta University. November 2016