Invisible Learning Needs and Perception of Inclusive Education in Kembershomo and Gomoro Primary Schools; Misrak Azernet Berbere Woreda
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2014-05
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Addis Ababa
Abstract
The study was designed to investigate, analyze and evaluate invisible learning needs of
students and perception of inclusive education among teachers, schools and woreda bureau
officers, and thereby to suggest some of the possible alternative solutions as to have to
improve their activities in the instructional process and to implement the alternatives. To
answer the research questions, a descriptive study was designed to effectively examine the
Invisible learning needs of students and perception and practices of inclusive education
among teachers, schools and woreda bureau officers. The sampling techniques used in this
study were availability and purposive sampling. To gather the information from the
respondents, four types of instruments namely: structured and semi-structured interview,
observation, teachers and students reflection were employed. The data obtained through
observations were analyzed quantitatively. And the data obtained through interview was
analyzed using qualitative method. Thus, the major findings of the study were; Most students
came from uneducated and poor families and neglect themselves from writing, reading and
solving arithmetic problems due to their poor performance on these areas; students low
performance on developing basic educational skills is due to absence of pre-school education
centers, loss of motivation among teachers and students and parentsā mismanagement; The
woreda education bureau have problems related with financial, material and educated man
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Education in Kembershomo and Gomoro Primary Schools