TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................. i
APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ................................................................................................................................ iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................. iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................. v
LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................... ix
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .......................................................................................................... x
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................... xi
CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background of the study ........................................................................................................... 1
1.1.1 Historical Perspective ............................................................................................................ 1
1.1.2 Theoretical Perspective .......................................................................................................... 2
1.1.3 Conceptual Perspective .......................................................................................................... 3
1.1.4 Contextual Perspective ........................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Statement ofthe Problem ........................................................................................................... 4
1.3 General Objective ................................................................................................................... 4
1.3.1 Specific Objectives ................................................................................................................ 4
1.4 The Research Questions ............................................................................................................ 5
1.5 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................................... 5
1.5.1. Content scope ....................................................................................................................... 5
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1.5.2. Geographical scope ............................................................................................................... 5
1.5.3. Time scope ............................................................................................................................ s
1.6 Significance of the Study .......................................................................................................... 6
1.7 Conceptual Framework ............................................................................................................. 7
CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 8
LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................... 8
2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 Theoretical review ..................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Conceptual Framework ............................................................................................................. 8
2.3 Related studies .......................................................................................................................... 8
2.3.1 Attitudes of Teachers towards Learners with Learning Difficulties ...................................... 8
2.3.2 Causes of Negative Attitudes of Teachers towards Learners with Learning ....................... 11
2.3.3 Criteria teachers used to handle children with learning difficulties ..................................... 14
2.3.4 Mitigative strategies of handling teachers to negative attitudes towards learners .............. 14
with learning difficulties ............................................................................................................... 14
CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................ 17
METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 17
3.0 Introduction: ............................................................................................................................ 17
3.1 Research Design ...................................................................................................................... 17
3.2 Population of the respondents ................................................................................................. 17
3.4 Data Collection Instruments ................................................................................................... 18
3.4.1 Questionnaire ....................................................................................................................... 18
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3.4.2 Interview .............................................................................................................................. 18
3.5 Sampling teclmique ................................................................................................................. 19
3.6 Validity, and reliability of the instruments ............................................................................. 19
3.7 Ethical consideration ............................................................................................................... 19
3.8 Procedures for data collection ................................................................................................. 20
3.9 DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 20
3.9.1 Description of data analysis ................................................................................................. 20
3.10 Ethical Consideration ............................................................................................................ 21
3.11 Limitation of the study ......................................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER FOUR .............................................................................................................. 22
DATA ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION AND PRESENTATION .................................... 22
4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 22
CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................ 30
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................. 30
5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 30
5. l Findings ................................................................................................................................... 30
5.1.l Discussion of findings of the objective one ......................................................................... 30
5.1.2 Discussion of the Findings of Objective Two ...................................................................... 31
5.1.3 Discussion of the Findings of Objective Three .................................................................... 33
5.1.4 Discussion of Findings of Objective Four ........................................................................... 33
5.2 Conclusion: ............................................................................................................................. 34
5.3 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 35
ABSTRACT The topic of the study is, to investigate the teachers' attitudes towards children with learning difficulties in Koutulai Schools in Kachumbala Sub-county. The study used both quantitative and qualitative design. Quantitative method presented the results in a mathematical form while qualitative involved a human based judgment. The sample size was 100 respondents selected from the population of the study, (mainly from Head teachers, Deputy Head teachers and parents. A well-designed questionnaire was used to collect data in the simplest language favoring all the parties in the area of study. In order to obtain other relevant information, the researcher used other data collection methods like interview guide. Data analysis followed the use of simple descriptive analysis guided with the use of frequency tables, First, for effectiveness of teacher's attitudes towards children with learning difficulties, a criteria used by those teachers when handling children with learning difficulties was observed and strategies for handling misbehavior was outlined in order to match with the required rights of children with learning difficulties. Despite the fact that the government has tried to put in place the rights and equality among children with and without learning difficulties, teacher's attitudes towards children with learning difficulties have remained low. The study recommended that the Sub-county and the local government should put in the laws governing the rights of those children such that any teacher found guilty of breaking those laws should face a penalty. The study also recommended that the local government should motivate teachers so that they gain the morale of handling those children.