International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2018, Volume : 8, Issue : 7
First page : ( 199) Last page : ( 216)
Online ISSN : 2249–2496.

Implications of levels of professional training in counseling of the teacher counselor on the promotion of hearing impaired pupils’ development in selected counties in Kenya

Githaiga Dorcas Njeri

Kabarak University

Online published on 1 August, 2019.

Abstract

An effective guidance and counseling programme is determined by, among other factors, the level of professional training in counseling of the teacher counselor. Proper training will enable the teacher counselor to address issues that affect hearing-impaired pupils at home, school, and later in life thus enabling them to enjoy life like the hearing people. This study explored the implications of levels of professional training in counseling of the teacher counselor on the promotion of hearing impaired pupils’ development in primary schools in the counties of Nakuru, Nairobi, Kiambu, and Machakos. These counties have nine primary schools with a population of 776 hearing impaired pupils, 90 teachers and 9 head teachers of the schools. The study was a descriptive survey that adopted an ex-post facto research design. Purposive sampling, proportionate stratified sampling and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the participants who comprised 152 pupils in class six to eight, 12 teacher counselors and four head teachers. Data collection instruments were questionnaires and interviews. Apilot study preceded the mainstudy to ascerta in the reliability of the questionnaire items. Descriptive statistics and chi-squaretest were used to analyze the data using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study established that some teacher counselors did not have any training related to counseling, mode of training was either as part of teacher training programme, seminar/workshops or inservice training. Not all teachers covered sufficient guidance and counseling courses. However, most teachers had training in Special Needs Education. There was a significant relationship between teacher training and hearing-impaired pupils’ development. The study recommended that stakeholders and policy makers in education ensure adequate training of teacher counselors to enable them deal effectively with critical issues that affect learners with hearing impairment.

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Keywords

Implications, Teacher Counselor Training, Hearing Impaired Pupils.

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