Influence of Special Needs Teachers on Mainstreaming of Learners with ASD in Public Primary Schools in Kirinyaga Central Sub- County, Kirinyaga County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMugo, Lucy Wairimu
dc.contributor.authorWang’ang’a, Annrose
dc.contributor.authorNzoka, Stephen
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-06T13:10:40Z
dc.date.available2023-09-06T13:10:40Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractEducational dynamics play an important role in the mainstreaming of learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) into regular classrooms. However, in Kirinyaga Central Subcounty, this is not the case since the number of learners with ASD in public primary schools is low. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of special needs teachers on mainstreaming of learners with ASD in public primary schools. The study was guided by the dynamic theory of school factors. The study applied mixed methodology and thus adopted concurrent triangulation research design. The target group consisted of 1276 respondents, including 52 headteachers, 104 special education teachers, and 1120 learners with ASD. A sample of 304 respondents was selected using Yamane's Formula. Questionnaires were used to collect data from special needs teachers, interview schedules were used to collect data from headteachers whereas observation checklist was used to collect data from learners with ASD. Qualitative data was processed and presented in a narrative style. Quantitative data was analyzed descriptively with frequencies and percentages and inferentially with Correlation Analysis using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS 25) and presented in tables. The study established that the number of learners with ASD enrolled in public primary schools is very low due to the inadequate number of special needs teachers. Thus, the study recommends that the Ministry of Education, through school heads, should recruit more trained special needs teachers in public primary schools.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMugo, L. W., & Nzoka, S. (2023). INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHERS ON MAINSTREAMING OF LEARNERS WITH ASD IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KIRINYAGA CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, KIRINYAGA COUNTY, KENYA. International Research Journal of Social Sciences, Education and Humanities, 5(2).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://irjp.org/index.php/IRJSEH/article/view/144
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/26906
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIRJPen_US
dc.subjectSpecial Needs Teachersen_US
dc.subjectMainstreamingen_US
dc.subjectLearners with ASDen_US
dc.subjectPublic Primary Schoolsen_US
dc.titleInfluence of Special Needs Teachers on Mainstreaming of Learners with ASD in Public Primary Schools in Kirinyaga Central Sub- County, Kirinyaga County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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