ABSTRACT ABSTRACT This study examines games and sports as indicators to physical and mental development of the visually impaired individuals using the survey design. Subjects for the study were randomly selected from two schools in Oyo and Lagos States. A set of questionnaire W
ABSTRACT Psychological well-being of adolescents with visual impairment has been a source of great concern. Most often, efforts have been focused on academic progress, achievements and performance, with very little attention given to their psychological well-being. The attainment of a good quality psychological well-being of adolescents with visual impairment is observed to be fundamental in order to cope with the challenges imposed on them by their visual impairment. Observably, the documen...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the competency levels of students with intellectual disabilities in the vocational training programmes at Garden City Special School, Kumasi. A case study design with a mixed research strategy was adopted for the study. The population was 98 – made up of 82 students and 16 teachers. The sample size consisted of 15 students and 5 teachers. A purposive sampling technique was adopted to select the sample size. The researcher gath...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the extent to which students with visual impairments participate in physical education activities in Wenchi Methodist Senior High School in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Data were gathered from 60 students with visual impairments and 2 physical education tutors. One-on-one interview and a closeended questionnaire were used for the data collection. Data from the questionnaire were presented on Statistical Package for Social Sciences vers...
ABSTRACT The study explored teachers’ views on professional development activities in basic schools for deaf students in Ghana. The study specifically looked at the available professional development activities in the schools, teachers’ views on how the available professional development activities make them effective, among others. The study utilized a convergent parallel mixed methods design with survey and case studies guiding the two aspects of the parallel convergent design....
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the social interaction pattern between pupils with hearing impairment and their hearing peers in the University Practice Inclusive School, Winneba. The study was qualitative which utilized a phenomenological design with interview and observation as the data collection procedures. A sample of 8 pupils comprising 5 pupils with hearing impairment and 3 with normal hearing were purposefully sampled. Data from the study was thematically ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine how special education teachers perceive and use of assistive technology in educating persons with special needs in (state the number of schools here; e.g., 5 schools) selected schools in the Northern Region, Ghana. A descriptive research design was used for this study. Fifty teachers were randomly selected 5 special schools in the Northern Region of Ghana for the study. The instruments used to collect the data were questionnaires and inte...
ABSTRACT This study examined the views regular pupils held for children with Down’s syndrome and ascertained the effects an intervention on social interaction between children with and without Down’s syndrome would have on the perception and attitude of those without disabilities. The research design for the study was a pre-test–post-test non-equivalent quasi-experimental design. Cape Coast Aboom Methodist cluster of schools was used for the study. The entire Basic Stage 4 pupils in the...
ABSTRACT The point to which caregivers are satisfied with the care they receive for themselves and their children from the health professionals, has increasingly become an issue for all stakeholders concerned with improving health outcomes. The Salvation Army Community Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Centre Agona–Duakwa, provides rehabilitation services to children with cerebral palsy and for their caregivers. These caregivers mostly seek these services to address the problems of their chi...
ABSTRACT This study explored the academic challenges of students who are deaf at Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The case study research design was adopted for the study. Twelve students who were deaf were purposively sampled from a population of 32 students. Data were gathered through a semistructured interview guide. Data were coded and analyzed using thematic approach and verbatim expressions from the respondents where applicable. Findi...
ABSTRACT This study explored the academic challenges of students who are deaf at Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The case study research design was adopted for the study. Twelve students who were deaf were purposively sampled from a population of 32 students. Data were gathered through a semistructured interview guide. Data were coded and analyzed using thematic approach and verbatim expressions from the respondents where applicable. Findi...
ABSTRACT The study is about the attitudes of Physical Education Personnel towards the participation of the hearing impaired in competitive school sports in the Central Region of Ghana. The methodology, which was qualitative, involved the use of interview and document scrutiny for data collection. In all a sample of twelve (12) respondents, involving the Regional Physical Education coordinator, District Physical Education coordinators, sports teachers for the Schools for the Deaf and Ph...
ABSTRACT This was a qualitative study focused on access to rehabilitation services for persons with physical disabilities at the Salvation Army Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Training Center at Agona- Duakwa in the Central Region of Ghana. Data was collected and analyzed thematically with the use of document scrutiny which enabled for data triangulation during the analysis process. Results indicated that persons with physical disabilities had three main types of access to the Center whi...
ABSTRACT This case study was to find out the approaches teachers’ use in teaching mathematics to students with visual impairment at Adidome Senior High School in the Volta Region of Ghana. Sixteen students with visual impairment were purposively sampled from a population of 19 students. Data were gathered using a semi-structured interview guide. Data were coded and analyzed using the thematic approach. Results of the study indicated that the teachers employed strategies such as peer tutori...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the strategies teachers use in managing children with inappropriate behaviours in selected basic schools in Sandema in the Upper East Region of Ghana. This study employed a mixed method research design to guide the study. The sample size was 36 respondents. Questionnaire in the form of a Likert-type scale was used to collect data for the study. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. The results revealed ...