An Analysis of the Educational Needs of Children with Disability in Sokoto state
- Author Nasiru Abubakar Katami
- Co-Author Abdullahi Muhammad Teke, Maryam Khalid
- DOI http://wwj
- Country : Nigeria
- Subject : Educational Foundations
Keywords : Educational, needs, Children, Disability
Abstract
This paper empirically analyzes the educational needs of children with disabilities in Sokoto State of Nigeria. The research was conducted at A A Raji Special School Sokoto. Two instruments were used for the study which includes Questionnaire and interview with a targets group of three respondents that is the Disabled pupils, teachers and parents. The data was collected using Questionnaire and in-depth interview. The main objective of the study is to find out the extent to which special education program affect the lives of the disabled children in Sokoto State of Nigeria. The research founds that students/pupils that attended the school were found to be very clean and healthy, they can read and write and even secure jobs, that the program is very vital in the lives of all the disabled children and their parents, because it equips them with the knowledge and skills that will makes them to become self-reliant individuals in the society. The classrooms are inadequate to accommodate the number of the students/pupils admitted in the school and there are inadequate qualified teachers in the school. Finally, the study suggests the establishment of more special school to cater for the children with disability in Sokoto state.
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