TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ....................................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................ ii
DEDICATION ........................................................................................................................ iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................................... iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... v
LIST OF TABLES ...................................................................... , .......................................... vii
LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................. viii
ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................ ix
CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................... l
1.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ................................................................................... 1
1.1 STATEMENTOFTHEPROBLEM .................................................................................. 2
1.2 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................. 3
1.3 MAJOR OBJECTIVE ........................................................................................................ 3
1.4 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ................... : ................................................. 3
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ............................................................................................... .4
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................... 4
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................... 4
1.8 THEORY OF THE STUDY ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................................... 7
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE. ............................................................................... 7
2.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 7
2.1. TYPES OF LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAP .............................................. 8
2.2.0. RESOURCES USED TO SUPPORT LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL
HANDICAP .......................................................................................................................... 9
2.2.1 METHODS OF SUPPORTING LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAPPED
IN REGULAR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ................................................................................ 9
2.3 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNERS WITH PHYSICAL HANDICAP AND
TEACHERS IN REGULAR PRIMARY SCHOOLS ............................................................ 12
2.4 FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO LOW ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ............. 13
2.5,THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS EFFECT ON LEARNERS WITH
PHYSICAL HANDICAPPED ............................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................ 15
METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................. 15
3.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 15
3.1 RESEARCHDESIGN ...................................................................................................... 15
3.2.SAMPLING PROCEDURE ............................................................................................. 15
3.3 SAMPLE POPULATION ................................................................................................ 16
3.4:INSTRUMENT ................................................................................................................ 17
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3.5 PROCEDURE .................................................................................................................. 17
3 .6 DAT A ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................... 18
CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................................................. 19
FINDINGS .............................................................................................................................. 19
4.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER FIVE .............................................................. ,. ...................................................... 33
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ............................................ 33
5.0 CHAPTER OVERVIEW .................................................................................................. 33
5.1 DISCUSSION ................................................................................................................... 33
5.2 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................ 37
5 .3 RECOMMENDATION .................................................................................................... 37
BIBLOGRAPHY .................................................................................................................... 40
APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................ 41
APPENDICES A. INSTRUMENTS ................................................................................... .41
RESEARCHER MADE QUESTIONAIRE ............................................................................... 41
ABSTRACT This research report contains five major chapters as follows:- Chapter 1 Introduction The research investigated effect of environment and academic performance of physical handicapped learners in regular school and suggests solutions to these problems under recommendations in chapter five. Chapter II. Review of Related Literature The researcher reviewed related literature on the following sub headings:- Types of learners with physical handicap Orthopaedically impaired, Neurological disabilities and those with health disabilities. The resources used to support learners with physical handicap are adaptive devices such as standing tables, hand pointers, book turners and others. The methods of supporting learners with physical handicap under medical intervention, physiotherapy, occupational therapy. How the learners relate to teachers and factors that lead low academic performance were also check.
