Impact of Mentoring Regular Teachers’ Attitude on the Implementation of Inclusive Education at Basic Education in Lafia Metropolis, Nasarawa State, Nigeria.

This study examined the impact of mentoring regular teachers’ attitude on the implementation of inclusive education at basic education in Lafia metropolis, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The study was premised on 2 research questions and 2 hypotheses The design of the study was quasi-experimental while the population of the study was 539 regular teachers at Basic Education level in Lafia metropolis. The sample size of the population was 42 (26 male and 16 female) regular teachers drawn from 2 schools using purposive sample technique. A 28-item instrument used for data collection was Teachers’ Attitude Scale (TAS) developed by the researchers. TAS was validated 3 lecturers who were not below Senior Lecturer from Federal University Lafia, Nigeria. A pilot study was conducted at Akwangwa, a neighbouring district to the study area. The responses of the respondents were subjected to reliability analysis using Cronbach Alpha. Meanwhile, TAS was polytomously scored and reliability estimate of 0.86 was obtained. TAS was administered to the regular teachers in both the experimental and control groups at both pre-test and post-test stages by the researchers. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used in testing the formulated null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that mentorship significantly improved regular teachers’ attitude in the implementation of inclusive education and gender was not found to be a significant factor on regular teachers’ attitude in the implementation of inclusive education at basic education in Lafia metropolis, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Keywords: Mentoring, gender, inclusive education, attitude, regular teachers DOI: 10.7176/JEP/13-24-10 Publication date:August 31st 2022

The Status of Inclusive Healthcare Services in Nigeria

Introduction: Throughout the world, the number of persons with disabilities (PWDs) is growing exponentially as a result of factors such as population increase, ageing, and medical advances that prolong life. This has increased the demand for quality health services, especially in developing countries. Aim: The aim of this research is to assess the attitudes towards PWDs of “direct” and “indirect” healthcare service providers at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Nigeria. Methods: The researchers analyzed the open-ended comments from 81 healthcare providers from the hospital, regarding their knowledge and attitudes towards patients with disabilities. Results: The authors classified the unsolicited comments into three main categories, thus: “institutional-level actions advocated”, “society-level changes advocated”, and “individual-level perception or attitude.” Conclusion: This project has implications for reform and development of medical services in Nigeria. It identifies specific areas of need to improve the quality of healthcare service pertaining to PWDs and their families, especially in relation to the removal of architectural barriers, the development of positive attitudes, the formulation and implementation of effective legislation, and improved pre- and in-service training of healthcare workers in line with signed domestic and international protocols

The Status of Inclusive Healthcare Services in Nigeria

https://doi.org/10.33700/jhrs.2.2.8