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The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools
Thesis (PhD (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27289 The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools Bouwer, A.C., 1946- Hattie, J.A. annabarbara@telkomsa.net Du Plessis, Anna-Barbara Inclusive education and participation Academic self-concept (ASC) Barriers to learning and participation (BLP) Hearing impairment Effective learning environments Special schools Full-service inclusion schools UCTD Thesis (PhD (Educational Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. The Education White Paper 6 has set South Africa on the course for implementing a policy of inclusive education and participation in its schools. It is argued that an essential criterion to establish the congruency between the inclusive education and participation policy and its implementation is the academic self-concept (ASC) of learners. The ASC is influenced by context, thereby including all the systems which contribute to context, such as the education, school, class and social systems. As the product of different factors in various systems, the ASC may have significant diagnostic value in a school and class system. For this study, the ASC of learners with hearing impairment (HI), as an example of an impairment to be included in schools, was explored, involving two public school contexts: special and full-service inclusion schools. The research design incorporated a multi- and mixed method design, as quantitative data, to measure, describe and analyse the nature of the ASC of learners with HI, was augmented with qualitative data, to further explore the nature of the relation between the ASC and HI, especially in respect of the dynamics of the ASC. The investigation entailed developing and administering ASC questionnaires to Grade Seven learners with and without HI in special and full-service inclusion schools, observing classroom interactions, conducting interviews with the principals, educators and learners with HI, and collecting background information on the learners with HI. In answer to the main research question, What is the ASC of Grade Seven learners with HI in the contexts of special and full-service inclusion schools?, the data suggested that school context (full-service inclusion or special schools) did not play a primary role in influencing the ASC of learners with HI. The first sub-question related to the role HI plays in the ASC of Grade Seven learners in the two school contexts. The results suggested that HI greatly influenced the first language ASC (LASC) of the learners with HI in the special school and one of the full-service schools. HI did not seem to play a strong role in the mathematics ASC (MASC) of learners with HI, provided that there was adequate and effective support for the learners with HI. The second sub-question addressed the outcome(s) related to the ASC of Grade Seven learners with HI, which could be regarded as indicative of the successful conversion of primary schools to full-service inclusion schools. The results suggested that a general ASC (GASC) and LASC which are moderately lower than the GASC and LASC of the learners with no HI, and a MASC that is similar to the MASC of the learners with no HI, is acceptable. The third sub-question addressed guidelines to improve the conversion of primary schools to full-service inclusion schools. From the data, early identification of HI, appropriate technical and early specialised learning support, and the accessibility and knowledge of educators appeared to contribute the most to the ASC of learners with HI. Understanding some of the functional and accidental limitations of the research places the findings and conclusions in perspective. Educational Psychology unrestricted 2013-09-07T11:05:38Z 2005-08-16 2013-09-07T11:05:38Z 2005-08-04 2006-08-16 2005-08-16 Thesis Du Plessis, A 2005, The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27289 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27289 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08162005-105250/ © 2005, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Inclusive education and participation Academic self-concept (ASC) Barriers to learning and participation (BLP) Hearing impairment Effective learning environments Special schools Full-service inclusion schools UCTD The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools |
| title | The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools |
| title_full | The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools |
| title_fullStr | The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools |
| title_short | The academic self-concept of learners with hearing impairment in two South African public school contexts : special and full-service inclusion schools |
| title_sort | academic self concept of learners with hearing impairment in two south african public school contexts special and full service inclusion schools |
| topic | Inclusive education and participation Academic self-concept (ASC) Barriers to learning and participation (BLP) Hearing impairment Effective learning environments Special schools Full-service inclusion schools UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27289 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08162005-105250/ |