An Investigation Into Factors Influencing Enrolment Of Children With Special Education Needs At Kapoche Special School In Luangwa District Of Lusaka Province, Zambia (original) (raw)

According to UNESCO (2003), education is a right of every child whether he or she has a disability or not. This implies that all children with special education needs are supposed to access the needed education that will equip them with skills that are useful in their lives. Equally, the Zambian government’s emphasis is that all children with special education needs are supposed to be in school because it is their right. The major concern of this study is that despite the Ministry of Education recognizing Kapoche Special School as a government school with boarding facilities, the school’s enrolment of children with special education needs has not been very successful. Most of the children in the district are not enrolled in this school. Instead, they kept home by their parents. This has been a major concern among various stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to find out factors that influence enrolment of learners with special education needs at Kapoche Special Boarding School...