Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
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National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
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Teachers’ Pedagogical Competence in Adapting Curricula for Children with Learning Difficulties (LD) in Primary Schools in Ghana

  • Abdul-Razak Kuyini Alhassan (Author) University College of South East Norway
    Abdul-Razak Kuyini Alhassan holds a PhD in Special Education and currently works at the University College of Southeast Norway as Associate Professor in Pedagogy (Førsteamanuensis).
  • Chigorom Okechukwu Abosi (Author) University of Botswana image/svg+xml
    Okechukwu Abosi was a professor of special education at university of Brunei but currently teaching at the University of Botswana.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.336
Abstract
Ghana education service (GES) has not achieved much in curriculum adaption to address the needs of children with disability. The aim of this study is to investigate teachers’ pedagogical competence (TPC) in curriculum adaptation to include children with LD in primary schools. Mixed-Method Design Strategy involving 387 sampled teachers was used. The results will add to the body of research that show that teachers are inadequately prepared for inclusion of learners with disabilities in primary schools. Specifically, this study showed that some Ghanaian primary school teachers (PST) have limited competences in curricula adaptation. There was a significant association between curriculum adaptation and teachers’ competences in teaching children with LD in Primary schools in Ghana. The PSTs are increasingly facing challenges in meeting the needs of children with LD due to: limited competence, poor class environment and inadequate teaching and learning resources. The study recommends that the Government of Ghana (GoG) provides intensive training in curriculum adaptation to PST to enable them address the needs of children with LD effectively.
Keywords
Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Barriers, Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Correlation, Curriculum Development
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Alhassan, A.-R. K., & Abosi, C. O. (2017). Teachers’ Pedagogical Competence in Adapting Curricula for Children with Learning Difficulties (LD) in Primary Schools in Ghana. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 12(2), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.336

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