An assessment of special education professional development needs in Namibia

• Authors: Morgan Chitiyo , Elizabeth M. Hughes , Cynthy K. Haihambo , Simon G. Taukeni , Kristen M. Montgomery , George Chitiyo

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Ocena potrzeb dotyczących rozwoju zawodowego nauczycieli w zakresie kształcenia specjalnego w Namibii

Abstracts

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Many children with disabilities in Namibia did not have access to special education. Since the country did not specifically prepare schoolteachers for special education, but for inclusive education, there was a gap in special education teacher-preparation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate aspects of the schoolteachers’ professional development needs related to teaching students with disabilities and other aspects of special education. The sample consisted of 125 schoolteachers who taught at different levels from preschool to secondary school. A semi-structured questionnaire, with open and close-ended questions, was used for the research. The Questionnaires were administered to schoolteachers across six regions of Namibia–Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Otjozondjupa, Khomas and Kunene regions. Results suggested that a large majority of the schoolteachers indicated that it was important for them to have professional development on teaching students with disabilities and they rated several suggested topics as being important for their professional development.

Keywords

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special education; professional development on teaching students with disabilities; children with disabilities in Namibia

• Publisher: Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej. Wydawnictwo APS
• Journal: Człowiek - Niepełnosprawność - Społeczeństwo
• Year: 2016
• Issue: 33(3)
• Pages: 5-18

Dates

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2016

Contributors

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Morgan Chitiyo

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Elizabeth M. Hughes

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Cynthy K. Haihambo

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Simon G. Taukeni

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Kristen M. Montgomery

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George Chitiyo

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/17345537.1229115

Biblioteka Nauki

55589512