Teaching mentally disabled learners
This investigation focused on the “special” (different from mainstream education) nature of special education and teachers’ experiences of the challenges of teaching the mentally disabled learner. The aim was to investigate the nature of the experiences of teachers of mentally disabled learners and...
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University of the Free State
2006-12-01
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This investigation focused on the “special” (different from mainstream education) nature of special education and teachers’ experiences of the challenges of teaching the mentally disabled learner. The aim was to investigate the nature of the experiences of teachers of mentally disabled learners and what guidelines can be provided for them. A qualitative study with a descriptive, explorative, subjective and contextual research design was chosen, using a phenomenological approach to data collection. This report of the findings may serve as a basis for guidelines to teachers.
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| spelling | doaj.art-586660e06d1c4ef88ef8b00ec1886dab2024-03-18T11:07:00ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Academica0587-24052415-04792006-12-0138310.38140/aa.v38i3.1101Teaching mentally disabled learnersTilla Olivier0Evelyn Williams1Nelson Mandela Metropolitan UniversityNelson Mandela Metropolitan University This investigation focused on the “special” (different from mainstream education) nature of special education and teachers’ experiences of the challenges of teaching the mentally disabled learner. The aim was to investigate the nature of the experiences of teachers of mentally disabled learners and what guidelines can be provided for them. A qualitative study with a descriptive, explorative, subjective and contextual research design was chosen, using a phenomenological approach to data collection. This report of the findings may serve as a basis for guidelines to teachers. http://196.255.246.28/index.php/aa/article/view/1101 |
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