Assessment on Challenges Teachers Faced in Managing 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, Jessina
Murugami, Margaret
Tesfu, Tekle
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Publisher
Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal
Abstract
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 learners with Emotional and Behavior
Disorders (EBDs) in primary schools in Madaraka zone. The study objectives were to
investigate challenges teachers faced in managing learners with selected behavior
disorders, to confirm the presence of learners with conduct disorder, opposition defiant
disorder and anxiety depression disorder in schools under study and to determine the
performance of learners with selected disorders academically and in class behaviors. To
describe the situation as it existed, the study used descriptive research design. Simple
random sampling was done to select four schools and a sample size of 30 class seven
teachers was selected through purposive sampling. Data from the research instruments
was analyzed and presented descriptively. The study revealed that the most serious
challenges the teachers faced in managing learners with EBDs was high enrolment/
overcrowded classrooms and lack of specialized training. The study recommends that inservice
training for teachers be done with a view of building capacity to face the
challenges with the EBDs, that Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development to give
guidelines on behavior disorder management
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Challenge, Emotional Behavior Disorder, Learner, Teacher
Citation
Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal Volume-V, Nov 2015 Special Issue