Greener Journal of Psychology and Counselling

  

Experiences of learners with Mental Retardation learning in an Inclusive Educational setting. A case study of Kadoma Urban in Zimbabwe

  

Jabulani Mpofu

 

Zimbabwe Open University, Department of Disability Studies and Special Needs Education

  

Return to Content       View [Full Article - PDF]   [Full Article - HTML]              [Full Article - EPUB]

Post-Publication Peer-review Rundown View/get involved, click [Peer-review]

REFERENCES

Baxter, P. E, & Jacke. S.M. (2008) Qualitative Case Study Methodology: Study Design and Implementation for Novice Researchers. Qualitative Report, 13, 18-25. 

Beskow, L. M., Botkin, J. R., Daly, M., Juengst, E.T., Lehmann, L.S., Merz, J. F., Pentz, R., Press, N.A., Ross, L.F., Sugarman, J., Susswein, L.R., Terry, S. F., Austin, M. A, & Burke, W. (2004). Ethical issues in identifying and recruiting participants for familial genetic research. American Journal for Medical Genetics Part A, 13(1), 424–31.

 

Braum, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3, 77-101.

 

Campbell, J., Gilmore, C., & Cuskelly, M. (2003). Changing student teachers’ attitudes towards disability and inclusion. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 28(4), 369–379.

 

Chimhonyo, I., Kaputa, T.M., Mamvura, E.K., Hlatwayo, L., Munemo, E.T., Nyatsanza, T.D., & Mutandwa, E. (2011). Breaking Down Barriers to Inclusive Education in Zimbabwe. Harare: Zimbabwe Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.

 

Choruma, T. (2006). The Forgotten Tribe. People with Disabilities in Zimbabwe. Harare: Progresso.

 

Cohen, M. Z., Kahn, D. L., & Steeves, R. H. (2000) Hermeneutic phenomenological research.  A practical guide for more researches. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

 

Cohen, L., Manion, L., & Morrison, K. (2001). Research Methods in Education. London.

 

COPAC, (2013). The constitution of Zimbabwe. Harare. Government printers.

 

Creswell, J. W. (2007). The qualitative inquiry & research design: Choosing among five Approaches (2nd Ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

 

Creswell, J.W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method Approaches (3rd Ed.). Los Angeles: Sage.

 

Creswell, J. W. (2012). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among the five Traditions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

 

Dolan, P., Layard, R., & Metcalfe, R. (2011). Measuring Subjective Wellbeing for Public Policy. London: Office for National Statistics.

 

Diener, E., Lucas, R., Schimmack, U., & Helliwell, J. (2009). Wellbeing for Public Policy. New York: Oxford University Press.

 

Emanuel, E. J., Wendler, D., & Grady, C. (2000). What makes clinical research ethical? Journal Of the American Medical Association 283 2701–2711.

 

Grbich, G. (2004). Qualitative Research Design. In V. Minichiello, G. Sullivan, K. Greenwood &  R. Axford (Eds.). Research Methods for Nursing and Health  Sciences (pp. 150-175). French Forest, NSW: Pearson Education Australia.

 

Hansen, J.H. (2012). Limits to inclusion. International Journal of Inclusive Education, l16 (1), 89–98.

 

Hesse-Biber, S. (2007). Handbook of feminist research. Thousand Oaks: Sage.

 

Kahneman, D., & Deaton, A. (2010). High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional wellbeing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107, (16), and 489–93.

 

Keyton, J. (2001). Communication Research: Asking questions, finding answers. London:  

          McGraw Hill.

 

King, G., Cathers, T., Brown, E., Specht, J et al. (2002). Turning points and protective processes in the lives of people with chronic disabilities. Health Policy & Services, 42, 71.

 

Kochung, E. J. (2011). Role of higher education in promoting inclusive education: Kenyan perspective. Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies, 2(3), 144–149.

 

Loue, S., & Okello, D. (2000). Research Bioethics in the Ugandan Context II: Procedural and Substantive Reform. Law, Medicine, and Ethics 28, 165-173.

 

Punch, K.F. (2005). Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Research Processes. London: Sage.

 

Magiati, I., Dockrell, J. E., & Logotheti, A. E. (2002). Young children's understanding of Disability: The influence of development, context, and cognition. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 23, 409-430

 

Makore- Rukuni, M. (2000). Introduction to research methods. Harare: Zimbabwe Open University.

 

Majoko, T. (2005). Specialist teachers’ perceptions on the inclusion of children with disabilities in the mainstream school system in Zimbabwe. Masvingo: Masvingo State University.

 

Motl, R. W., McCauley, E., Snook, E., & Gliottoni, R. C. (2009). Physical activity and quality of life in multiple sclerosis: Intermediary roles of disability, fatigue, mood, pain, self-efficacy and social support. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 14(1), 111–124.

 

Mpofu, J., Gasva, D., Mubika, A. K., & Gwembire, J. (2012). Introduction to Disabilities and Special Needs Education. Harare: Zimbabwe Open University.

 

Mpofu, E., & Oakland, T. (2010). Trends in rehabilitation and health assessments. In: E. Mpofu & T. Oakland (Eds), Rehabilitation and Health Assessment: Applying ICF Guidelines. New York: Springer.

 

Mpofu J, &., Shumba, V. (2012) Challenges Faced by Students with Special Educational Needs in Early Childhood Development Centers in Zimbabwe as Perceived by ECD Trainers and Parents. Journal of Human Ecology, 38(2): 135-144 (2012)

 

Murro, A. M. (2006). Complex Partial Seizures. Retrieved from http://emedicine.medscape.com [Accessed on 26 April 2010].

 

Nygren, B., Aléx, L., Jonsén, E., Gustafson, R., Norberg, Y., & Lundman, A. (2005). Resilience, sense of coherence, purpose in life and self-transcendence in relation to perceived physical and mental health among the oldest old. Aging& Mental Health, 9,354–362.

 

Rustemier, S. (2002) Inclusion Information Guide Written for Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education. London: CSIE.

 

Scholz, R.W., & Tietje, O. (2002). Embedded Case Study Methods: Integrating Quantitative and   Qualitative Knowledge. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.

 

Venes, D. (2009). Taber’s Encyclopaedic Medical Dictionary. Philadelphia: FA Davis.

 

World Health Organization. (2004). ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Geneva.

 

Woodsong, C., & Karim, Q. A. (2005). Model Designed to Enhance Informed Consent: Experiences from the HIV Prevention Trials Netwo. American Journal of Public Health 95, 412-41.

                             

Cite this Article: Mpofu, J (2019). Experiences of learners with Mental Retardation learning in an Inclusive Educational setting. A case study of Kadoma Urban in Zimbabwe. Greener Journal of Psychology and Counselling, 3(1): 1-8, http://doi.org/10.15580/GJPC.2019.1.121218174.