Abstract/Overview This study used data from 12 cultural groups in 9 countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Philippines, Sweden, Thailand, and United States; N = 1,315) to investigate bidirectional associations between parental warmth and control, and child externalizing and internalizing behaviors. In addition, the extent to which these associations held across mothers and fathers and across cultures with differing normative levels of parent warmth and control were examined. Mothe...
Abstract/Overview Inclusive education programmes for learners with special needs and disabilities are advocated for by international and national policy documents. However the existence of the gifted and talented learners who are hearing impaired in inclusive education programmes has had minimal attention. It was against that background that this paper was drawn to establish challenges facing inclusive education programmes for gifted and talented learners who are hearing impaired in Kenya...
Abstract/Overview International and national policy documents support the provision of education for gifted and talented learners with hearing impairment in inclusive education programmes. The study investigated the identification of gifted and talented learners with hearing impairment in inclusive education programmes in Kenya. Qualitative and quantitative research utilizing concurrent triangulation study design focused on respondents’’ experiences on identification process of gifted...
Abstract/Overview The purpose of this study was to examine Perceptions of parents and teachers on the education of learners with low vision in an Inclusive regular public primary school in Keiyo South Sub-County, Kenya .The objectives of the study were to: establish the attitude of parents in the education of learners with Low Vision, find out the attitude of teachers in the education of learners with low vision, examine challenges facing parents in education of learners with low vision a...
Abstract/Overview Establishing inclusive schools in Kenya is apriority however not all schools practice inclusion. The purpose of the study was to determine educational experiences of children with physical disabilities in inclusive settings in Kenya. The objective was to determine the state of preparedness of schools offering inclusive education to children with physical disabilities in inclusive settings. The study was guided by Constructivist Learning Theory. The study employed mixed m...
Abstract/Overview This paper is drawn from a study that investigated the perceptions of educators, parents and teachers in three rural districts in Kenya where national policy supports inclusive education consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. A multiple case study design within a qualitative approach was used. Interviews and focus group discussions were used to collect data from three purposively selected case study schools. 42 participants were intervi...
Abstract/Overview The study explored age difference in response to motor skills training on the performance of activities of daily living by learners with cerebral palsy in a special school in Kisumu. An experiment was carried out with the use of a Kruskal-Wallis test. The sample size was 14 learners with cerebral palsy in a special school in Kisumu, 8 parents of learners with cerebral palsy, 3 teachers of learners with cerebral palsy, and 2 physiotherapists. Data collection was done thro...
For many years, students with special needs have been a crucial topic in general education classrooms. These children are entitled to full access to all materials and social interactions available in a regular classroom. Many schools’ ultimate goal is to construct a classroom with the fewest restrictions possible to satisfy all kids’ needs, including those with special needs. Teachers want kids with special needs in their classrooms, according to studies, but they are ill-equipped to meet...
ABSTRACT Exposure to excessive noise level is capable of producing destruction of the hair cells due to vasoconstriction of the cochlea blood vessels and over stimulation of the hair cells as a response to the noise exposure, which in turn may reduce the nutrient and oxygen to the cells as well as, placing a great impingement on the occupational performances of the Industrial workers. The study examined the potential effect of excessive noise exposure on the auditory performance and health st...
ABSTRACT This study examined occupational exposure to noise and patterns of hearing loss among industrial workers in Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design; sampling 100 participants comprising of industrial workers and sawmillers, who were assessed by means of Pure Tone Audiometry, the sound level of the factories were measured with sound level meter. Frequency count, percentage, mean, standard deviation and pearson product moment correlation were employed to ans...