Challenges of Research on Persons with Disabilities in Nigerian Universities
- Author Orim, Samuel Orim
- Co-Author Orim, Matthew Ashike, Lazarus Udie I
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- Country : Nigeria
- Subject : Special Education
Keywords : Disability, research, challenges, special education
Abstract
This study investigated challenges of conducting research on persons with disabilities and by extension in special needs education in Nigerian Universities. The participants consist of 10 academic staff, 10 post graduates and 15 undergraduates purposively sampled from five Federal Universities who run special education programmes. Survey design was adopted; a 24 item questionnaire validated by experts in relevant fields with reliability of 0.78 determined through test-retest method was used as instrument for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, findings revealed that poor internet services, cost of publication, power supply, lack of funding, attitudes of university community, myth about disability and non-utilization of research findings are obstacles to the conduct of research on disability. It was recommended among several others that stakeholders like Tertiary Education Trust Fund should make special allocation for research in special education in Nigerian universities.
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