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Knowledge, attitude and preparedness of teachers towards inclusive education in Ejisu - Juaben Municipality in Ashanti region of Ghana

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posted on 2023-05-19, 01:31 authored by Wisdom, MK, Dwomoh, JA, Opoku, MP, Owusu, I, Ampratwum, J
With the introduction of the pilot inclusive education in Ghana, many children with special needs have been enrolled in some of the mainstream schools together with their peers without special needs. They are being taught by general education teachers. However, some of these teachers may not be adequately prepared to handle children with special needs. This research was conducted to ascertain the level of knowledge and preparedness of teachers in five schools piloting inclusive education in the Ejisu Juaben Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The study utilized qualitative data collection method, and employed a purposive sampling technique to select 40 participants for the study. The findings of the study indicated that teachers in the schools chosen for the inclusive education programme had no adequate knowledge of the programme before it was introduced. Besides this major finding, the study also revealed other setbacks to inclusion such as inadequate preparation on the part of the teachers and negative attitude of teachers towards children with special needs. It is recommended, among others, that teachers in the mainstream schools are provided with intensive training on teaching special needs children in an inclusive setting to enable them to handle all categories of children with disabilities in their classrooms effectively.

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Publication title

Journal of Disability Management and Special Education

Volume

6

Pagination

1-15

ISSN

2229-5143

Department/School

Faculty of Education

Publisher

Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Coimbatore

Place of publication

India

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Copyright 2016 Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, Ramakrishna Mission

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Other education and training not elsewhere classified

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