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Opoku-Nkoom, Isaac; Ackah-Jnr, Francis R. – Support for Learning, 2023
Schools create an inclusive environment and cultures and enact inclusive practices to cater for the learning and social needs of learners. Using an adapted Ghana Inclusive Education Monitoring Tool (IEMT), which is based on the Index for Inclusion, we collected data from 74 headteachers of primary schools. Data analysis involved percentages and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Elementary Schools, Principals
VANDerpuye, Irene; Okai, Martha-Pearl – Support for Learning, 2023
This study explores challenges confronting teachers in using assistive technologies (ATs) in inclusive schools. Data was retrieved from ten teachers in the Western Region of Ghana. Thematic analysis, with the aid of NVivo 12, revealed that teachers think ATs are costly and difficult to maintain. Alongside poor resources, the combined effect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teachers, Inclusion, Assistive Technology
Opoku, Maxwell Peprah – Support for Learning, 2022
One of the criticisms concerning teacher aides (TAs) is that they have limited education and pedagogical skills to support teaching of students with disabilities in the classroom. In Ghana, universities have responded and have introduced a 4-year degree programme in special education. The graduates are recruited as TAs by the government, to work…
Descriptors: Teacher Aides, Students with Disabilities, Teaching Skills, Competence
Gyimah, Emmanuel Kofi – Support for Learning, 2021
The study investigated safety-related issues in inclusive schools in Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design using a safety perception questionnaire was adopted for the study. Fourteen inclusive basic schools and 330 teachers were selected using the census technique. The response rate was 80% representing 264 teachers. The data were…
Descriptors: Safety, Inclusion, Special Education, Special Needs Students
Gyimah, Emmanuel Kofi; Sugden, David; Pearson, Sue – Support for Learning, 2008
Literature is replete with evidence of considerable pressure that many mainstream teachers may experience in their bid to respond to the diverse needs of children with special educational needs and disabilities and to achieve ever better results. In this study, the results of 100 teachers from mainstream primary schools in three of the ten regions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Teacher Response, Emotional Response