Tsega, Sewalem (PhD)G/Michael, Wubitu2019-03-182023-11-052019-03-182023-11-052018-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/16861The purpose of this study was to investigate the educational opportunity and challenges faced by female students’ with hearing impairment in an inclusive classroom in’ Mizan kutir And ‘ primary school. A qualitative research approach with a case study design was used as research method. Purposive sampling procedures were also used. Interview, focus group discussion and observation were used to gather data. The participants of the study consisted of female students with hearing impairment, special needs educators, regular teachers, classmates, parents and principals at ‘Mizan kutir And’ primary school. The population of the study consisted: Nine female students with hearing impairment, five regular teachers, five parents, four student without hearing impairment (classmates), two special needs educators and two principals. The data obtained were analyzed through content analysis method. The research finding showed that inclusion of hearing impairment students in to the regular classes, availability of assignment special needs education educator at this school level; classmate supports in sharing notes, and existence of resource room were the main educational opportunities, enrollment of female students with hearing impairment is greater than male students with hearing impairment, awareness creation on inclusive education, writing of message on exercise book or on blackboard to communicate with them ,financial support for two female students with hearing impairment. On the other hand, the main educational challenges were:- two of participants of teachers and five of female students with hearing impairments were not agree with the inclusion of female students with hearing impairment and all students with hearing impairments to regular classroom, no repeated training on sign language, not using sign language in teaching subjects and absence of interpreter of subject teachers’ lessons, these are educational challenges of female students with hearing impairment in the classroom as a result of their impairment. The challenges of female students with hearing impairment due to their gender were related with social pressure such as work load, teasing, feeling of inferiority and incompetence. In addition to the above findings, necessary recommendation from the participants and the researcher wereincluded in the research in order to reduce the impact of the female student with hearing impairment and to meet the needs of the female students with hearing impairment.enEducational OpportunitiesThesis