Problems Faced by The Teachers Engaged in Special and Integrated Schools for Hearing Impaired Children

Abstract

Hearing impairment is a generic term including both deaf and hard of hearing which refers to persons with any type or degree of hearing loss that causes difficulty in many cases. Hearing impairment is a permanent hearing loss or decrease in hearing that is so significant which negatively affects a child's performance in school or ability to learn. The aim of the present investigation is to study the problems of hearing impaired children as perceived by the teachers of integrated and special school. Accordingly, a group of 40 (20 from Integrated and 20 from Special school) teachers were selected as sample in this investigation. General Information Schedule and Perceived Problem of Hearing Impaired Children Questionnaire were used as tools in this investigation. The findings reveal that communication, lack of accurate information, attendance are the main reasons behind the difference between the two groups of teachers engaged in integrated and special schools for hearing impaired children.