The Attitudes of Students with Visual Impairments Toward Physical Education
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2001-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study was conducted in Ormiya Region West Shoa zone two
schools- namely Bako and Sebeta schools for the Blinds. Its attempt
was to disclose the attitudes related to physical education encountered
by children with visual impairments. 100 subjects of whom 60 males
and 40 females were part of the study. Questionnaire was the main
instrument of the study which was adapted from the Standard
Attitude Survey Test of Seaman's (J 970) Attitude Inventory. School
directors and physical education teachers were interviewed with the
help of an interview protocol designed for discussion.
The main findings of the study was that students with visual
impairments were in favor of physical education irrespective of sex,
age and grade level. On the other hand, teachers of physical
education were found to be indifferent to teaching physical education
to visually impaired children and were less interested in their
profession.
Interestingly, the congenitally and totally blind students were the
ones who were found to favor physical education than the
adventitiously and partially sighted students. In fact, though these
students seem to favor physical education as a subject, they were
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found to oppose the grading that enables them promote from grades
to grades.
Finally, the findings call the attention of MOE, MOLSA, Ethiopian
Disabled Peoples' Sports Federation and concerned NGOs to focus
on special education programs in general and physical education in
particular so that better work could be done to promote quality
physical education programs at schools.
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Physical education programs at schools