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Research paper thumbnail of Influence of teachers' demographic factors on their attitude towards inclusion of visually impaired students in government secondary schools of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of teachers' demographic factors on their ... more The aim of this study was to examine the influence of teachers' demographic factors on their attitude towards inclusion of visually impaired students in the government secondary schools of Wolayta Zone in Ethiopia. A mixed method with triangulation design was employed. Purposive and multistage sampling techniques were used to select 420 sample participants. Data were collected through questionnaire and focus group discussion (FGD). Frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation and independent t-test were used to analyze the quantitative data, while thematic analysis was used to manage the qualitative data. The result revealed that teachers' demographic factors namely age, educational qualification, in-service training and experience in teaching visually impaired students had statistically significant influence on those teachers' attitude towards inclusion of visually impaired students. Thus, the study concluded that general education teachers with more in-service t...

Research paper thumbnail of Instructional Practices and Challenges in Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairment in Selected Government Secondary Schools in Harari Region

The purpose of this study was to examine the instructional practices and challenges teachers face... more The purpose of this study was to examine the instructional practices and challenges teachers face in teaching students with visual impairment in the government secondary schools of Harari regional state. A mixed methods approach with convergent design was employed. The sample consisted of 118 participants selected using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Data was collected using questionnaire, semi-structured interview and focus group discussion. Mean, standard deviation and one sample t-test were used to analyze quantitative data and thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data from interview and FGD. The study revealed that teachers’ collaboration with other professionals, classroom supplies and equipment, and teaching strategies used by teachers were lower than the expected level for successful inclusion of SVI in the selected schools. Moreover, deficits in knowledge and skills, lack of training and budget constraints were found to be the major challenges ...

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Principals’ Supervisory Behaviors as Instructional Leaders: the Case of School-Based Supervision in Primary Schools of Arbaminch Town

The purpose of the study was to investigate the status of school based instructional supervision ... more The purpose of the study was to investigate the status of school based instructional supervision in Government Upper primary Schools of Arbaminch Towl1. The study particularly, treats the practice of primm)' school principals in promoting teachers professional development,providing resources, communicating school goals, providing incentives for teachers, supervising instruction, promoting action research, coordinating the implementation of curriculum at the school level, and assessing and evaluating teachers. To accomplish this pwpose, the study employed a descriptive survey method, which is supplemented by qualitative research to enrich data. The study was carried out in randomly selected six upper primm)' schools of Arbaminch Towl1. A total of 100 teachers and 60 school based supervision committee members were selected for the study. All the 6 principals, 6 vice prinCipals, 2 cluster school supervisors and 12 teachers were also involved in the study for interviewing. Quest...

Research paper thumbnail of Regular classroom teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs about inclusion of students with visual impairment in government secondary schools of Wolaita Zone

British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2022

General education teachers’ self-efficacy is often identified as the main factor for the successf... more General education teachers’ self-efficacy is often identified as the main factor for the successful implementation of inclusion for students with visual impairment (SVI), yet limited research has been conducted in this area. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the general education teachers’ self-efficacy toward including SVI in the government secondary schools of Wolaita Zone. In this study, a mixed-methods approach with convergent design was employed. The target population included teachers, SVI, and principals. The sample consisting of 440 participants was selected using purposive and multistage sampling techniques. Data were collected using questionnaire, semi-structured interview, and focus group discussion (FGD). One-sample t-test and thematic analysis were used for analyzing the quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. The findings revealed that, in general, teachers showed positive self-efficacy in student engagement, instructional strategies, and class...

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Demographic Factors on Teachers’ Instructional Practices and Challenges in Including Students with Visual Impairment in Government Secondary Schools of Harari Region

International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2019

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of demographic factors on instructional pr... more The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of demographic factors on instructional practices and challenges teachers face in teaching students with visual impairments in the government secondary schools of Harari regional state. A quantitative method with a survey design was employed. The sample consisted of 100 (with 95% response rate) participants selected using simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using questionnaire in the form of Likert scale. Frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation, independent t-test and One-Way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The study revealed that teachers’ level of qualification has implications to the instructional practices, namely their collaboration with other professionals, classroom supplies and equipment and teaching strategies. Teachers with training on inclusive or special needs education were found to use more specialized or individualized teaching strategies in the classroom for SVI than those who di...

Research paper thumbnail of Influence of teachers' demographic factors on their attitude towards inclusion of visually impaired students in government secondary schools of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

The aim of this study was to examine the influence of teachers' demographic factors on their ... more The aim of this study was to examine the influence of teachers' demographic factors on their attitude towards inclusion of visually impaired students in the government secondary schools of Wolayta Zone in Ethiopia. A mixed method with triangulation design was employed. Purposive and multistage sampling techniques were used to select 420 sample participants. Data were collected through questionnaire and focus group discussion (FGD). Frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation and independent t-test were used to analyze the quantitative data, while thematic analysis was used to manage the qualitative data. The result revealed that teachers' demographic factors namely age, educational qualification, in-service training and experience in teaching visually impaired students had statistically significant influence on those teachers' attitude towards inclusion of visually impaired students. Thus, the study concluded that general education teachers with more in-service t...

Research paper thumbnail of Instructional Practices and Challenges in Inclusion of Students with Visual Impairment in Selected Government Secondary Schools in Harari Region

The purpose of this study was to examine the instructional practices and challenges teachers face... more The purpose of this study was to examine the instructional practices and challenges teachers face in teaching students with visual impairment in the government secondary schools of Harari regional state. A mixed methods approach with convergent design was employed. The sample consisted of 118 participants selected using simple random and purposive sampling techniques. Data was collected using questionnaire, semi-structured interview and focus group discussion. Mean, standard deviation and one sample t-test were used to analyze quantitative data and thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data from interview and FGD. The study revealed that teachers’ collaboration with other professionals, classroom supplies and equipment, and teaching strategies used by teachers were lower than the expected level for successful inclusion of SVI in the selected schools. Moreover, deficits in knowledge and skills, lack of training and budget constraints were found to be the major challenges ...

Research paper thumbnail of Assessment of Principals’ Supervisory Behaviors as Instructional Leaders: the Case of School-Based Supervision in Primary Schools of Arbaminch Town

The purpose of the study was to investigate the status of school based instructional supervision ... more The purpose of the study was to investigate the status of school based instructional supervision in Government Upper primary Schools of Arbaminch Towl1. The study particularly, treats the practice of primm)' school principals in promoting teachers professional development,providing resources, communicating school goals, providing incentives for teachers, supervising instruction, promoting action research, coordinating the implementation of curriculum at the school level, and assessing and evaluating teachers. To accomplish this pwpose, the study employed a descriptive survey method, which is supplemented by qualitative research to enrich data. The study was carried out in randomly selected six upper primm)' schools of Arbaminch Towl1. A total of 100 teachers and 60 school based supervision committee members were selected for the study. All the 6 principals, 6 vice prinCipals, 2 cluster school supervisors and 12 teachers were also involved in the study for interviewing. Quest...

Research paper thumbnail of Regular classroom teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs about inclusion of students with visual impairment in government secondary schools of Wolaita Zone

British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2022

General education teachers’ self-efficacy is often identified as the main factor for the successf... more General education teachers’ self-efficacy is often identified as the main factor for the successful implementation of inclusion for students with visual impairment (SVI), yet limited research has been conducted in this area. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the general education teachers’ self-efficacy toward including SVI in the government secondary schools of Wolaita Zone. In this study, a mixed-methods approach with convergent design was employed. The target population included teachers, SVI, and principals. The sample consisting of 440 participants was selected using purposive and multistage sampling techniques. Data were collected using questionnaire, semi-structured interview, and focus group discussion (FGD). One-sample t-test and thematic analysis were used for analyzing the quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. The findings revealed that, in general, teachers showed positive self-efficacy in student engagement, instructional strategies, and class...

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Demographic Factors on Teachers’ Instructional Practices and Challenges in Including Students with Visual Impairment in Government Secondary Schools of Harari Region

International Journal of Education and Literacy Studies, 2019

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of demographic factors on instructional pr... more The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of demographic factors on instructional practices and challenges teachers face in teaching students with visual impairments in the government secondary schools of Harari regional state. A quantitative method with a survey design was employed. The sample consisted of 100 (with 95% response rate) participants selected using simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using questionnaire in the form of Likert scale. Frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation, independent t-test and One-Way ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The study revealed that teachers’ level of qualification has implications to the instructional practices, namely their collaboration with other professionals, classroom supplies and equipment and teaching strategies. Teachers with training on inclusive or special needs education were found to use more specialized or individualized teaching strategies in the classroom for SVI than those who di...