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A Survey Of Educational And Counselling Needs Of Deaf Students
[A CASE STUDY OF KWARA STATE SCHOOL FOR THE HANDICAPPED, ILORIN] -
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Purpose of the Study
The purpose of the study is to investigate the counselling needs of deaf students in the Kwara State school for the handicap.
The study also seeks to establish whether: -
(1) There is any difference in the counselling needs of male and female deaf students in the school for the handicap.
(2) There is any difference in the counselling needs of young and old deaf students in the school for the handicap.
(3) There is any difference in the counselling needs of Christian and Muslim deaf students in the school for the handicap.
(4) There is any differences in the counselling needs of deaf students from literate and illiterate homes in the school for the handicap.
General Questions
What are the educational and counselling needs of deaf students in Kwara State School for the Handicapped?
Research Questions
The following questions were raised to the guide the study: -
1. What are the counselling needs of deaf in the Kwara State School for the handicap?
2. Is there any differences in the counselling needs of male and female deaf students in the school for the handicap?
3. Is there any differences in the counselling needs of young and old deaf students in the school the school for the handicap?
4. Is there any difference in the counselling needs of Christians and Muslim dead students in the school for the handicap?
5. Is there any differences in the counselling needs of deaf students from literate and illiterate homes in the school for the handicap?
Research Hypotheses
The following hypotheses will be tested in the study: -
(1) There is no significant difference in the counselling needs of male and female deaf students in the school for the handicap.
(2) There is no significant differences in the counselling needs of young and old deaf students in the school for the handicap.
(3) There is no significant difference in the counselling needs of Christian and Muslim deaf students in the school for the handicap.
(4) There is no significant difference in the counselling needs of deaf students from litrates and illiterate homes in the school for the handicap.
Significance of the Study:
Special education is founded for students in the Kwara State school for the handicapped. There are different categories of exceptional children educated through special facilities.
The deaf which is the concern of this study, inspite of the facilities in the school could be deficient in many things. The outcome of this study could expose the hidden problems of dead in the school.
The special educators in the school are expected to benefit from the study by making use of the problems and finding solutions for better or improved teaching/learning situations in the school.
The study could be useful to the parents who could use the results to understand the problems of their children more so as to help in solving them.
The study could also serve as education document in the area and help future researcher as resource materials.
Delimitation of the Study:
The study investigated the counselling needs of deaf students in the school for the handicapped Ilorin. It involved all the secondary school deaf students in the school , it was however limited to only 80 selected students and 20 staff who responded to the counselling needs of deaf Questionnaire. (CNODQ).
This is because there were limited number of dead students, particularly those that can respond to the Questionnaire.
Operational definition of terms
The following terms are defined as used in the study: -
Deaf: Those whose sense of hearing is not functioning for the ordinary purpose of life.
Hearing/impairement: The inability to use the ears to understand speech.
Hard of hearing: The difficulties in hearing the sound ordinarily produced but can hear sound with the used of aid.
Life reading: - This is the process of getting what the speaker is saying by watching his/her lip movement or face.
Manual communication: - This means some spellings and signs done by the sign language. Is the use of gestures by a person to convey meaning to another.
Total Communication: Is a method of Combining finger spelling, speech, signs or gesture to convey meaning or communicate with another.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT This work is about The Learning Problems of The Deaf (Handicapped) Children in the Kwara State School for the Handicapped, Ilorin. A questionnaire titled Counselling Needs of Deaf Questionnaire was administered to fifteen deaf students of the institution and another ten students who are (non-deaf) normal students, four hypothesis were drawn and the t-test method was used to analyse the data. It was discovered that deaf problems that are not discovered at early stage ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]APPENDIXUNIVERSITY OF ADO-EKITI IN QAFFILIATION WITH KWARA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILORIN COUNSELLING NEEDS OF DEAF QUESTIONNAIRE (C.N.O.F.Q)Dear Students, The Questionnaire is designed to seek for opinion on the problems confronting deaf students in your school, it is only for research purpose please, reply faithfully to all the items. Section A: Personal Data Please mark by ticking the appropriate answerSex: Male ( ) Female ( ) Age: 11 – 14years ( ) ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Analysis of the relationship between the learning problems of male and female deaf students Table 2: Analysis of the difference in the learning capabilities of deaf students who come from literate homes and those from illiterate homes Table 3: Showing the analysis of the differences of the difference in the learning problems of deaf students at the tender age and those at the adult ageable 4: Analysis of the learning problems of Christian deaf ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTITLE PAGE CERTIFICATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Statement of the problems Purpose of the Study General Questions Research Questions Research Hypothesis Significance of the study Delimitation of the study Operational definitions of terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE RELA ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Types of Impairment According to Onaolapo (2003), there are five main types of hearing impairement, these include the followings: - 1. Conductive hearing Impairement: - This impairement affects the outer and middle ear. In this type, sound waves are not conducted adequately to the inner ear and may be muddled up or not heard at all. 2. Sensori-neutral or Nerve hearing impairement: - This type of deafness affects the inner ear, sound vibration reaching th ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Validation of the Instrument According to Hopkins and Stanley (1981) validity refers to the extent to which a particular instrument actually and accurately measures what it intends to measure. The validity of instrument is how well it fulfils the function for which it is being used. Therefore the validation of the instrument of this research work was established by face and content. After the completion of the research instrument for the study, this Questionnaire ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]H02: There is no significant difference in the learning problems of deaf students who have literate parents.The above table shows that the value (2.064) is less than the calculated value (3.315), hence the null hypothesis is not accepted. This then means that there is substantial difference in the learning capabilities of dead students who parents are literate and those whose parents are illiterate. H03: There is no significant difference in the learning problems of those who ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER FIVESUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS This chapter deals with the summary of the study, the conclusions and recommendations of the study. The details of the above mentioned are as follows: - Summary This research work is designed to find the learning problems of handicapped children, especially the deaf in Kwara State School for the handicapped, Ilorin. In the course of the work therefore, attempts were made to answer such questions as: What is generally being handicap ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCES Adima, E.C., Ladipo O.O: Abosi C.O. (1981) Introduction to Special Education, Ibadan Heinmann. Akuju, O.D. (1989) Special Education: An important Component Education. Education Today journal of Federal Ministry of Education, 2 (70) 1-2. Augustine Nwoye (1988). The task and demands counselling the disabled persons in Nigeria. Jos. Fab, Anie (Nig) Ltd. Bukoye, R.O. (2005) Introduction to Special Education and needs for exceptional children.Denmark, J.C. (1993). The education of deaf c ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT This work is about The Learning Problems of The Deaf (Handicapped) Children in the Kwara State School for the Handicapped, Ilorin. A questionnaire titled Counselling Needs of Deaf Questionnaire was administered to fifteen deaf students of the institution and another ten students who are (non-deaf) normal students, four hypothesis were drawn and the t-test method was used to analyse the data. It was discovered that deaf problems that are not discovered at early stage ... Continue reading---