SPECIAL EDUCATION PROVISION AND TEACHER PREPARATION IN UNIVERSITIES: A CASE OF KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i10.2018.1155Keywords:
Special Education, Provision, Teacher Preparation, Special Child, Involvement, UniversitiesAbstract [English]
This manuscript is a study on special education provision and teacher preparation in universities. The study aimed at establishing the special education provisions in universities, establishing how special teachers are prepared in universities and determine the requirement for learners with disabilities in order not to be left behind. The tools for data collection were the document study, interview schedule and the questionnaire. Data was analyzed using excel sheet and manually. The sample comprised of 30 masters students for special education programme at Kwame Nkrumah University. The findings were that special education provisions incorporated the special child’s needs, national needs, international needs, the university needs, teachers’ needs and technological needs. The study also found that, teachers were prepared by being equipped with knowledge and skills of special education. In order for learners with special needs not to be left behind it was discovered that they needed trained teachers in special education, infrastructure and curriculum modifications, teaching and learning materials and methods tailored to their needs, they needed schools, community, national, international and all stakeholders involvement in their education.
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