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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dc.contributor.authorGathua, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorMuthee, Jessina
dc.contributor.authorMurugami, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorTesfu, Tekle
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-08T12:29:08Z
dc.date.available2017-05-08T12:29:08Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe 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 managementen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Commission for Higher Education (NCHE) of Eritreaen_US
dc.identifier.citationOnline International Interdisciplinary Research Journal Volume-V, Nov 2015 Special Issueen_US
dc.identifier.issn2249-9598
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.oiirj.org/oiirj/nov2015-special-issue/11.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/17149
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOnline International Interdisciplinary Research Journalen_US
dc.subjectChallengeen_US
dc.subjectEmotional Behavior Disorderen_US
dc.subjectLearneren_US
dc.subjectTeacheren_US
dc.titleAssessment on Challenges Teachers Faced in Managing Learners with Selected Behavior Disorders in Primary Schools in Thika Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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