IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature

Number 5-4, 2017

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EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITY IN AN INCLUSIVE SETUP

Authors: Subhash Chadner & Shraddha NAAS Rating:

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Students with learning disability in an inclusive set up have been recognised more frequently now in many institutions. With identification, the issues related to teachers’ attitude, pedagogical interventions and resource development etc. are critical for developing these institutes as inclusive set up. This paper explores these issues and perspective of stakeholders. Although, schools were making significant efforts related to education of students with SLD but the scope for improvement was clearly visible with respect to sensitization of the teachers and other staff. The paper suggests that there is a need to educate and sensitize teachers with respect to areas like assessment, pedagogy and communication with learners in an inclusive set up.

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A RELIGIOUS APPROACH OF SEXUALITY IN HINDU MYTHOLOGIES

Authors: S.N. Arunkumar & A. Benazir

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India is an inconceivable nation portraying wide social, social and sexual varieties. Indian idea of sexuality has advanced after some time and has been tremendously impacted by different rulers and religions. Indian sexuality is showed in our clothing, conduct, diversion, writing, figures, sacred writings, religion and games. It has affected the way we see our wellbeing, malady and gadget solutions for the same. In present day period, with fast globalization the one of a kind Indian sexuality is getting diffused. The time has come to rediscover ourselves as far as sexuality to achieve singular flexibility and to reinvest our vitality to social issues identified with sexuality.

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PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF SCHEMATA IN READING COMPREHENSION IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Authors: Agnes Wanja Kibui NAAS Rating:

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Reading is a psycholinguistic process involving a transaction between the mind of the reader and the language of the text. It is also a social psycholinguistic process because the reader- text transaction occurs within situational and social contexts. Each learner is an individual who brings different experiences to the task of learning to read, but all learners need interesting, motivating and real reading materials which will help them to develop the necessary skills of reading. The causes of reading problems can be very complex and do not always originate within the reader. Some reading difficulties can arise from problems external to the reader. These include a lack of background knowledge, the way texts are written and organized, the style and complexity of the language, an impoverished reading culture and environment, and inadequate experience and exposure to the manifold contexts in which reading occurs.

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STAKEHOLDERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS IN KENYA’S SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Authors: Agnes Wanja Kibui

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Students exhibit negative behaviour in schools because they lack the social skills necessary to use in order to meet their basic needs. The skills that are necessary to interact in a constructive and cooperative manner may not have been developed in students for various reasons. For example, changes in the traditional family structure have reduced children’s exposure to parents who model societal moral values. In most cases, especially in the urban set up, both parents work, and have limited time to interact with their children. In other cases, children have limited exposure to positive adult models in the society who are trained in resolving conflicts. In addition, changes in popular modern culture expose children to negative models of conflict resolution. For instance, popular movies and television shows often portray violence as a glamorous and effective way to solve grievances and disputes. All these limited constructive social skills among the youth have become a major concern for parents, educators, government, and society. This study recommends that it is necessary to improve students’ interactive skills by training them in positive behaviour so that they can become responsible citizens. In this way, teachers will spend less time dealing with disciplinary problems, and hence leave more time to assist students with academic pursuits.