Browsing PHD-Department of Special Needs Education by Title
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Academic impediments students with visual impairments encounter in the Colleges of University of Rwanda
(Kenyatta University, 2015-08)The Purpose of this research was to investigate academic impediments students with visual impairments encounter in the colleges of the University of Rwanda. This study addressed the following objectives: the suitability ... -
Analysis of Individualised Education Program Implementation for Supporting the Attainment of Functional Abilities in Learners Who Are Deaf Blind in Selected Schools in Kenya.
(Kenyatta University, 2017-11)Persons who are deaf blind experience a lot of challenges in both hearing and sight that limit their interaction with the environment. This makes them dependent on the support of able bodied persons in order to perform ... -
Analysis of teachers’ perceptions on instruction of braille literacyin primary schools for learners with visual impairment in Kenya
(2016-06)The purpose of the study was to investigate and analyze teachers‟ perceptions on instruction of Braille literacy in special primary schools for learners with visual impairment in Kenya. To address the problem of decline ... -
Assessment of Outcomes of Transition Process on Behaviour Change among Graduate Rehabilitees Reintegrated from Rehabilitation Schools in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Reintegration focuses on an individual's ability to function in community in terms of peer connections, facility and family in general. The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of the transitional process of ... -
Assessment of outcomes of transition process on behaviour change among graduate rehabilitees reintegrated from rehabilitation schools in Kenya
(Kenyatta university, 2022-10)Reintegration focuses on an individual's ability to function in community in terms of peer connections, facility and family in general. The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of the transitional process of ... -
An Assessment of Predictors of Behaviour Change among Learners with Emotional and Behaviour Disorders in Selected Juvenile Schools in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The best way to guide learners with Emotional and Behaviour Disorders (EBD) to achieve their best in life remains a challenge to stakeholders at a global, regional and Kenyan view. This investigation assessed predictors ... -
Assessment Strategies Teachers Use To Place Learners with Autism Spectrum Disoders in Educational Programmes in Special Schools: A Case Study of Kampala District, Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2017-10)This study sought to investigate the assessment strategies teachers use to place learners with autism spectrum Disorders in educational programmes in special schools in Kampala District, Uganda. The study specifically ... -
Child to Child Physical Activity Managing Psychosocial Behaviours among Learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Primary Schools in Selected Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of child to child physical activity in managing physical and psychosocial behaviours of learners with severe intellectual disabilities. Objectives of the study were ... -
Critical Elements in Reversing Underachievement in Academic Performance among Gifted and Talented Secondary School Students in Kiambu County Kenya
(2013-12-14)The purpose or this study is to establish factors that contribute to underachievement and the role of various strategies in reversing underachievement among the gi Ited and talented secondary school students. The study ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance among Children with Learning Disabilities in Public Primary Schools in Bauchi State, Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2019-01)The study assessed the Determinants of academic performance among children with learning disabilities in primary schools in Bauchi state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study examined the effects of teachers’ perception, ... -
Determinants of primary school wastage for learners with disabilities in Coast province, Kenya: towards a theoretical prevention model
(2014)This mixed methods study investigated the determinants of primary school wastage for learners with disabilities in the Coast province of Kenya. The study sought to: establish patterns of grade repetition and dropout, ... -
Determinants of Transition of Students with Visual Impairment to Post-Secondary in Narok and Bomet Counties, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)The purpose of this study sought to examine and analyse determinants of transition of students with visual impairment to post-secondary institutions in Narok and Bomet Counties. The main objective of this study was to ... -
Disability load on households hosting children with deafblindness in Iganga, Mayuge and Jinja Districts, Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2014-04)Unlike in the developed world, there is little documented information about children with deafblindness (CWDB) and, virtually no research has been done in Uganda regarding all aspects of deafblindness. Therefore, little ... -
Dynamics of Job Satisfaction and Retention of Special Needs Education Teachers in Basic Special Schools in Southern Ghana
(Kenyatta University, 2016-02)The study aimed at investigating dynamics of job satisfaction and retention of special needs education teachers in Southern Ghana.Specific objectives included identifying the relationship between compensation and ... -
Ecosystem Services in Climate Change Adaptation Projects in the Least Developed Countries of West Africa
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Ecosystems are largely dependent on the prevailing climatic conditions. The ever changing climate across the world has necessitated climate change adaptation projects as a coping mechanism to the adverse effects of climate ... -
Education for Refugees: Examining Access to Basic Education in Dadaab Refugee Camps of Ifo, Hagadera and Dagahaley, Kenya
(2014-02-24)The main objective of this study was to examine acess to basic education for child refugees in the Dadaab refugee camps of Ifo, Hagadera and Dagahaley,Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The ... -
Effectiveness of Assistive Technology on Teaching Mathematics to Learners with Visual Impairments in Special Primary Schools in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)There has been a problem in Mathematics of learners with VI as a result of inadequate AT and reluctance of teachers to apply appropriate teaching strategies when teaching Mathematics using AT in special primary schools. ... -
Effectiveness of Automated Speech Training System in Enhancing Speech among Hard of Hearing Learners in Selected Schools in Nairobi City County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019-04)Speech training of learners who are hard of hearing in Kenya has been lacking necessary attention since 1980s. Education of learners with hearing impairment including learners who are hard-of-hearing has been skewed towards ... -
Effects of Armed Ethnic Conflict on Education of Children and the Implication for Peace Education, a Case Study of Nakuru County, Kenya
(2014-02-26)The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of armed ethnic conflict on education of children and the implication for peace education in Nakuru County. The objectives were to find out peoples‟ experiences and ... -
Effects of Climate Variability on Food Security in Oloolua Area of Kajiado County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Climate variability is among major threats to food security in many agricultural based countries in Africa. In particular, it affects crop production due to temperature and rainfall changes, and more extreme weather ...
