Educational challenges of "integra ted" blind students: the case of soddo comprehensiv high school
| dc.contributor.advisor | Zewdie, Teka (PhD | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arkato, Anto | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-29T11:17:38Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-10T12:25:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-29T11:17:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-10T12:25:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This sll/dy has Iried 10 find 0111 Ihe educalional challenges Ihal blind sludel11s face ill lerllls of variolls educaliollal aspecIs: learning ellvironll1enl. curricular co/1Iellls and Ihcir prescllialiolls. classroolll illieraciions. oblaining and usillg special lIlalerials alld services al Soado COlllprehclIS in' High School. The views of Ihe blilld Sfuaelll.\'. sUlIle sighted studellls allli the panic/jmtillg teachers of the illtegratioll of the blilld studellts ill/() regillar classes hm'e beell a{{ell/pted /() be invesligated. The pertillelll j ustific atiolls o/the sllbjects to supporf their respective views are also tried to be(olilld au/. 111 order to allaill the stated goals. two sets of questionnaire, one sel for the blind studen/s and the other set for the participating teachers. were used as a primGly tool to col/ect data. Interviews with the school principal and the school librarian, focus group discussion with 8 Sighted sludents and observations to the blind students and some important sellings in the school have been held j ust to supplement the data gathered through the sets of questionnaires. It has been found out that the blind students experience several severe problems in all the educational areas already mentioned above. • Classroom furnitu re together with its arrangement and the layoU/of the school compound are not convenielll forji-ee movement. • No modifications and adaptations are made to curricular contents and their teaching approaches. • There is a serious shortage of special materials and equipment in the school. No trainings are offered to use fhe materials and equipment. • Th ere are no special services such as resource room services, guidance and counseling services and mobility and orientation services in the school. The librGlY services are also velT meager. • It seems that there is no effective interaction between the sighted and the blind students in the school. The majority of blind students claim that they are hardly treated properly by the regular teachers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/5005 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa Universty | en_US |
| dc.subject | Education | en_US |
| dc.title | Educational challenges of "integra ted" blind students: the case of soddo comprehensiv high school | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |