| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to examine Perceptions of parents and teachers on the education of
learners with low vision in an Inclusive regular public primary school in Keiyo South Sub-County, Kenya .The
objectives of the study were to: establish the attitude of parents in the education of learners with Low Vision, find
out the attitude of teachers in the education of learners with low vision, examine challenges facing parents in
education of learners with low vision and determine challenges facing teachers in education of learners with low
vision in an Inclusive regular public primary school in Keiyo South Sub-County. The study used a case study
research design within a qualitative approach. The study was guided by Hoover Dempsey and Sandler theory. The
target population was twenty-three (23) informants namely: 15 parents of learners with low vision, 6 teachers,
1head teacher and 1 quality Assurance standards officer. Saturated sampling technique was used to select 15
parents, 6 teachers, and 1 head teacher. Purposive sampling was used to select 1 quality assurance of standards
officer. Interview schedules, questionnaires and focus group discussion guides were used as instruments for data
collection. Trustworthiness and Authenticity of qualitative Instruments were ensured by use of multiple sources of
data. Validity was established through expert vetting by two supervisors in the department of Special Needs
Education and Early Childhood Development. Reliability issues were addressed by doing piloting in an inclusive
regular public primary school in Eldoret. Qualitative data was analyzed thematically in an ongoing process as
themes and sub-themes emerged in the study. The study findings revealed that both parents and teachers had
positive attitude in educating the low vision learners. The challenges facing parents of children with low vision
were: Lack of knowledge on handling learners/children with low vision, parents / women were stigmatized,
poverty, ignorance and negligence from their spouses for having given birth to children who are visually impaired.
The challenges facing teachers in teaching learners with low vision were: lack of teaching/ learning materials and
equipment in implementing the daily living skills and in implementing core curriculum skills, poverty on the side
of parents, absenteeism of children and lack of physical facilities in terms of adaptation in the physical
environment that would accommodate low vision learners .The study concluded that though parents had a positive
attitude to educate the low vision learners, poverty and stigmatization pull them back due to lack of knowledge on
what core – curriculum and daily living skills entails. The study then recommends that parents need skills and
knowledge on how to handle learners with low vision through seminars and workshops. Provide guidance and
counseling to parents of these children with low vision and educate them just like their able - siblings. A study on
mitigation measures against challenges that learners with low vision face would expound the present study | en_US |
