This study investigated the obstacles faced by learners with high-functioning autism in pursuing careers in sports, at a special school in Johannesburg, South Africa. It explored strategies that ...these learners can use to overcome obstacles they may experience in pursuing careers in sports. The study used a qualitative methodology informed by an interpretive paradigm and intrinsic case study design. The study involved eighteen participants, namely six teachers, six parents and six learners. Data were collected through focus group interviews, semi-structured interviews, art-based career collages and document analysis. The data were analyzed through thematic analysis. The findings show that these learners face numerous obstacles in pursuing sports careers due to a lack of resources, inadequate facilities, lack of parental involvement, discrimination, inadequate training of teachers, lack of sporting activities, and lack of appropriate school structures. The learners face personal obstacles, including verbal, writing, social, interactional, and behavioral deficiencies. The findings indicate a need to provide these learners with adequate and relevant resources and facilities at home, school, and elsewhere to tackle these obstacles.
This study aims to portray the implementation of inclusive education policies organized by two different educational institutions for students with disabilities, namely Special School Angkasa ...Lambeyan and Primary School Bintang Poncol in Magetan Jawa Timur. A qualitative multiple case study was selected as the research method by involving school principals, support teachers, and student guardians as participants. Data were collected through unstructured interviews, observation, and analysis of policy documents implemented by the two schools. All data collected from the two cases were analyzed using an explanation technique and the credibility of the data was guaranteed through method triangulation techniques. The results of this study showed that the implementation of inclusive education policies in each school positively impacts the ability of students with disabilities to obtain an equal education. The readiness of those schools to implement inclusive education programs is also reflected in this study. Communication, interaction, and collaboration between local governments and educational institutions need to be improved to guarantee and realize accessibility for inclusive education.
The number of children educated within maintained Special Educational Needs (SEN) Schools, known as special schools, in England has continued to rise since 2006, yet the 'pupil voice' of children and ...young people with severe learning difficulties and those attending special schools remains limited in current research. Drawing on Gramsci's theory of cultural hegemony (see Jones, 2006), this study aimed to provide an under-represented group with the opportunity to express attitudes and opinions towards their physical education (PE) lessons. The research adopted a participant-focused methodology and used a task-based approach, where participants could complete a series of activities suitable to individual needs. The tasks included a drawing activity, a PE likes and dislikes activity and a storyboard with the following sentence starters: 'I like', 'I don't like', 'I feel', 'I want to' and 'I think'. PE took on multiple forms, including therapy sessions and team games, thus suggesting that PE was not narrowly defined as one specific form of education for the pupils. Participants were able to express strong opinions towards the type of activities they liked and disliked and were able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the benefits of PE in relation to health. Results indicate that team-based sports were popular and culturally valued. However, participants were often bored of repetitive PE lessons and well-liked therapy-related exercise often replaced PE classes. Older participants (16 years +) attending sixth form were frustrated that PE or the ability to be physically active during the school day was no longer part of their education, suggesting that perhaps PE lessons were not always culturally valued within the school. Finally, due to the lack of opportunities for adults with special education needs in the wider community, participants no longer had access to the types of physical activity they had enjoyed in school.
21st century learning requires Special School teachers to have knowledge and skills in implementing technology-based learning strategies to facilitate and facilitate student learning and improve ...learning outcomes. This study aims to analyze the ability of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) and digital e-scaffolding in Special School teachers. This type of research used descriptive quantitative. The sample in this research is Special School teachers. Data collection using a questionnaire. Data analysis using descriptive statistics. The results showed that the ability of Special School teachers to integrate and utilize TPACK and computer and internet-based digital e-scaffolding for learning students with disabilities was in the good category. The results of this study show that 78% of Special School teachers have been able to utilize TPACK and digital e-scaffolding in learning for students with disabilities. TPACK skills and digital e-scaffolding are needed by Special School teachers to integrate and utilize technology that supports the learning of students with disabilities. The novelty of this research is to simultaneously analyze TPACK and e-scaffolding because much research has been done on TPACK but research on TPACK and digital e-scaffolding is still limited.
Background: The study aim was to investigate the efficacy of an intervention designed to provide a basis for informed choices about future parenthood to special upper secondary school students with ...intellectual disabilities.Methods: A randomised trial with a waiting list control group was used. In total,108 special upper secondary school students with mild or moderate intellectual disabilities, age 16–21 years, provided informed consent and participated. The intervention included education using the Parenting Toolkit and a Real Care Baby simulator.The analyses included 91 students (intervention group n = 46, 24F/22M; controlgroup n = 45, 26F/19M).Results: The result showed that intervention group changed their attitudes to future parenting, from ‘do not know’ to ‘know’, significantly more than control group. The intervention increased knowledge levels in the intervention group. Conclusions: The intervention group showed increased ability to make informed choices and decisions about parenthood.
The subject of this thesis was the physical fitness of youth with mild intellectual disability, and youth with hearing impairment. The aim of the research was to determine the family factors that ...affect the results of physical fitness. In the research work, particular attention was paid to: family factors, family structure, educational methods, application of rewards and punishments, parenting style, and socioeconomic status of the family. The practical purpose of this research was to develop practical guidelines for parents to stimulate their children to a higher level of physical fitness development.
This article discusses research that aims to find out how the teaching factory influences the creativity, competence, and innovation of SLB Cicendo Bandung students. The influence of the application ...of teaching factory on vocational learning on creative catering, developing competencies, producing new innovative products. Vocational catering is a special skill that can help students to be more independent. This learning can create an environment for students to gain experience making products, improve skills, so they can balance their abilities and knowledge. The population of this study were Cicendo Bandung SLB students who took part in the Teaching Factory program. This study uses the method of literature study and quantitative methods with data collection instruments using a questionnaire through the Google Form. This research questionnaire is a type of closed questionnaire, where the researcher gives the opportunity to respondents to give opinions on their choices. From the results of the study there were 23 respondents, 84.4% stated that the teaching factory program could affect student creativity, competence, and innovation, while 15.6% felt that it had little effect on student creativity, competence, and innovation. From the results of this study it can be concluded that teaching factory can be a program that supports student learning, especially for Cidenco SLB students. Because with this program students can be creative, innovate and practice their abilities directly in preparing themselves to enter the world of work. Therefore, it is hoped that the government and schools will be more aggressive in procuring this program.
This research is aimed at evaluating the learning content standard of special schools for autistic students at the elementary level in Surakarta. Data were collected using questionnaires. Interviews ...and observations were conducted to obtain qualitative data in support of the quantitative data. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistical analysis. The results showed that the implementation of learning content standards for autistic schools in Surakarta is in a very good category with the average percentage of 81%. However, the implementation of the standards still faces obstacles; therefore it needs some adjustments with the new curriculum (2013 Curriculum). These results can be used as suggestions to improve the implementation of content standards for autistic school in Surakarta.
This research is aimed to evaluate the quality of the International Sportsman School in East Kalimantan. The evaluations are context, input, process, and product. The CIPP model developed by ...Sufflebeam is used as a method. The results revealed that the context reviewed from the background and purpose of the establishment has been following the need for coaching the young athletes. Input selection shows that the athlete distribution in 10 districts has not spread equally, yet. Moreover, the infrastructures need more intensive improvement and treatment. Process evaluation shows that the implementation of the academic process and achievement coaching has been following the existing criteria. Then, the product evaluation shows that the academic report is good enough. But, for certain sports, it needs additional improvement in the achievement of all aspects. Hence, it can be concluded that the success of nursery, coaching, training, and management of the International Sports School cannot be separated from the human resources and other supporting systems such as funding and infrastructure.
This article argues that children with disabilities face significant obstacles in schooling in Tanzania, despite the government initiative to formulate policy and awareness creation for people with ...disabilities. This paper examined the causes of enrollments disparities of students with disabilities in the schooling system in Tanzania. Three objectives were addressed regarding enrollment trends from 2016 to 2020, causes leading to disparities in enrolments, and obstacles facing students with disabilities in non-inclusive schools. Documentary analysis and interview methods were used to collect information. The participants were special needs educators and students from secondary schools and universities. The findings reveal disparities in enrollment of students with disabilities as they advance from lower to higher levels of schooling. The analysis shows that the smaller number of students with disabilities in the schooling system was attributed to a lack of awareness among parents on the educational services provided to children with disabilities, traditional beliefs, poverty, stigma, and harassment. The analysis further shows that shortage of qualified teachers, poor school infrastructures, and unsupported inclusive classrooms was among many obstacles facing students with disabilities in schools.
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