TABLE OF CONTENT
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DECLARATION ............................................................................................................... I
SUPER VISOR'S APPROVAL ........................................................................................ 11
DEDICATION ................................................................................................................. 111
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................. IV
TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................... V
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................ VII
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1
1.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 1
1.2 BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM ........................................................................ 2
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ............................................................................ 3
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH ............................................................................. 3
1.5 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................. 3
1.5.1. GENERAL OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................... 3
1.5.2 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................... 4
1.6. SCOPE .................................................................................................................... 4
1.7. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................ 4
1.8. DEFINITION OF TERMS ......................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................. 7
LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................... 7
2.1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 7
2.2. ATTITUDES TOWARDS SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION ...................................... 7
2.3. CAUSES OF DROP OUT OF LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ....................... 8
CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................ 11
RESEARCH METHODOL Y .......................................................................................... 11
3.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 11
3.2. RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................................ 11
3.3. SUBJECTS ............................................................................................................ 11
3.4. INSTRUMENTS ..................................................................................................... 11
3.5. DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE ...................................................................... 11
3.6. STATISTICAL TREATMENT OF THE DATA ......................................................... 12
3.6.1 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS ................................................................................ 12
3.6.2. QUALITATIVE ANAL TSIS .................................................................................. 12
3.7. SAMPLING PROCEDURE ..................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER FOUR. ......................................................................................................... 14
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS ............................................................................... 14
4.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 14
4.1.1. (A) QUESTIONNAIRES FOR LEARNERS TO BE FILLED ............................... 14
4.2.0 QUESTIONNAIRES FOR TEACHERS ................................................................ 22
4.2.15.1 WHAT CAN BE DONE TO ENSURE THAT LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS IN EDUCATION ARE MAINTAINED IN THE SCHOOL. .................................. 34
CHAPTER 5 .................................................................................................................. 36
DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................ 36
5.1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 36
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5.2 GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING ............................................................................ 36
5.3 LACK OF REMEDIAL TEACHINGS ........................................................................ 37
5.4 TEACHERS' ATTITUDE ......................................................................................... 37
5.5. LACK OF PARENTAL SUPPORT ......................................................................... 38
5.5.1. POVERTY ........................................................................................................... 38
5.5.2. TRADITIONAL PRACTICES ............................................................................... 38
5.5.3.1 EARLY MARRIAGE .......................................................................................... 38
5.6. CHILD LABOUR .................................................................................................... 39
5.7 SUMMARY .............................................................................................................. 39
5.8. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................... 41
5.9. RECOMMENDATION ............................................................................................ 41
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................. 43
Appeddix I - Introduction letter
Appendix II - Questionnaires for pupils
Appendix Ill - Questionnaires for teachers
Appendix IV - Map of Baringo District.