The Educational Challenges Of Students With Special Needs In The Study Of Health Education In The Public Secondary Schools In Dunukofia Local Government Area Of Anambra State

Abstract

This paper examined the educational challenges of students with special needs in the study of Health education in the public secondary schools in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State. The literature was reviewed under conceptual studies and empirical studies. Among the concepts reviewed include the concept of special needs and special needs education and Health education. It further examined the benefits of special needs education and objectives of Health education. There are many educational challenges of students with special needs. The researcher found out that teaching normal students is less stressful compared with when teaching students with special needs. Children with special needs are faced with enormous challenges even placed in special school but the fact remains that in the larger society, there is no special markets, no special jobs, no special environment and also no special university for them. The significance of teachers perception of special needs were also revealed that teachers are often overwhelmed because the necessary resources to educate children with special needs in the regular education classroom are not in place. Thus review of literature has contributed to the knowledge about special need, how it is perceived by teachers in many countries and environment. This paper concluded that it is important that the teachers give the clear ideas about various issues and challenges of special need like human resource deficit, lack of collaboration between special teachers and regular school teachers, and the most significant is inappropriate the training programmes in special need. Some recommendations were made among others that government at all levels should make special need compulsory in all schools and colleges to avoid discrimination against persons with special needs in quest of their educational pursuit.