Effective Provision of Inclusive Education: Coping with Constraints in Public Secondary Schools in Rongo District, Migori County, Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorOrodho, John Aluko
dc.contributor.authorAkinyi, Eunice Lucy
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-17T08:25:03Z
dc.date.available2014-11-17T08:25:03Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to examine the constraints hindering effective provision of inclusive education with the objective of devising strategies to be employed to cope with these bottlenecks. The study was premised on classical liberal theory and social Darwinism which asserts that every citizen should be given opportunity through education. Descriptive research design employing multi-case studies was adopted. Purposive sampling was utilized to draw 170 subjects comprising of students with special education needs, teachers, school principals and Ministry of Education officers (MoEs) in the study locale. Data was collected using questionnaires for students and teachers and interview schedules for school principals. Quantitative data from questionnaires was analyzed using descriptive statistics while qualitative data from interviews was analyzed using thematic approaches and reported in narrative and direct quotes. The major findings were that the secondary schools that have embraced inclusive education were experiencing a myriad of interrelated constraints ranging from lack of physical and instructional facilities suitable for inclusive education, lack of qualified teachers to handle the inclusive education and negative attitudes by parents regarding disabled learners, amongst others. It was recommended that for the success of inclusive education to be realized pragmatic copying strategies should be introduced. These strategies should include aggressive sensitization campaigns to enable all stakeholders in education understand their roles and debunk the idea that the Government is the only body that should take full responsibility in the provision of effective inclusion education in the study locale of Rongo District, Migori County, Kenyaen_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Education and Practice www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1735 (Paper) ISSN 2222-288X (Online) Vol.5, No.18, 2014en_US
dc.identifier.issn2222-1735
dc.identifier.issnISSN 2222-288X
dc.identifier.urihttp://iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JEP/article/view/13920/14072
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/11678
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherwww.iiste.orgen_US
dc.subjectInclusive Educationen_US
dc.subjectPhysical and human resourcesen_US
dc.subjectSpecial needsen_US
dc.subjectcoping strategiesen_US
dc.subjectSecondary schoolsen_US
dc.subjectRongo Districten_US
dc.subjectMigori Countyen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.titleEffective Provision of Inclusive Education: Coping with Constraints in Public Secondary Schools in Rongo District, Migori County, Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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