SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND STUDENTS PERCEPTION OF PROBLEMS, NEEDS AND IMPLICATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
ABSTRACT
This study examined secondary school teachers and students perception of problems, needs and implication of special education in Enugu East Local Government Area. The researchers are to identify the contribution of secondary school teachers and students on special education. This study was guided by three research questions. Survey design was used. The entire population was sixty (60), including teachers and student and a sample size of sixty (60) for both teachers and students due to the limited population size. The sixty (60) respondent became the respondent. The instrument used for data collection was the questionnaire. It was content validated by two experts in education measurement and evaluation. The questionnaire was administered to the respondents twice at an interval of one week. The questionnaire was administered to sixty (60) respondents, that is teachers and students in two secondary schools used for the study and forty was returned, and used for the analysis and presentation of data. The analysis were presented in tables, the mean scores obtained from these tables were used to answer the research questions. Findings were made from which conclusions were drawn. Recommendations and suggestions for further studies were also made