A Phenomenological Evaluation of the Strategies that Create Spaces for Male and Female Hearing-Impaired Persons in Uasin Gishu County
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Date
2021
Authors
M.Phil., Enoch Harun Opuka
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kenyatta university
Abstract
The study focused on the spaces that lead to the inclusivity of the Deaf within Uasin
Gishu County. In particular, the study specifically undertook to evaluate the
strategies that can create spaces for inclusivity of this group of persons within Uasin
Gishu County. The study was guided by four objectives. These were; to assess the
opportunities the national government has availed in Uasin Gishu for the education
of the Deaf, evaluate the effectiveness of the interpreters of the county government
of Uasin Gishu that empowers the Deaf, evaluate the current measures that the
county government of Uasin Gishu and the national government have taken to
mainstream gender in Uasin Gishu and finally determine measures the county
government and the national government in Uasin Gishu can put in place to create
spaces for inclusivity of the male and female. Two theories were used to guide the
study. The cognitive theory which examined the correlation between learning and
the environment and the Ricoeur’s Theory of Interpretation which states that the
interpreter must be aware of the purpose of the interpretation and that both the
original message and the target message have dissimilar cultures. Meaning the
interpreter must be aware of the two cultures. The research design was
phenomenological and used both qualitative and quantitative approach. It was
found that the national government has one primary school for the Deaf, with no
other institution within Uasin Gishu streamed or otherwise. Although the school
was large enough to accommodate more students, it was found that parents prefer
their children to learn in spaces near their homes rather than in boarding facilities.
There was no single employee who is deaf in both county government and the
national government. There were two supervisors employed to supervise the Deaf
who also acted as interpreters, though not trained in KSL. The study found that
there were more male Deaf accessing education than their female counterparts.
Parents preferred to have their daughters at home for safety. The study
recommends policy change to address the Deaf group specifically. The study also
recommends that the national government introduce the Deaf stream in the local
primary schools for easy access. The national government and the county
government should create public awareness on the need to take the deaf girls and
boys to school. They should also employ qualified interpreters in their offices. The
study concludes that the Deaf are a marginalised group whose disability is
communication and therefore any meaningful intervention must be related to
communication.
Description
A Thesis Submitted to the School of Humanities
and Social Sciences in Partial Fulfilment for
the Requirement for the Award of the Degree
of Doctor of Philosophy in Gender and
Development of Kenyatta University
Keywords
Male and Female, Hearing-Impaired Persons, Uasin Gishu County