Vocational Education And Skill Training Needs Of Hearing-impaired Students In Some Selected Special Deaf Schools

The aim of this study is to look into, the present conditions of educationalrnpractices that exist and prevail in primary/secondary, governmental/nongovernmental,rnand day/boarding special schools for the deaf. The total numberrnof the participants of the study were 166, where 115 Hearing-Impaired studentsrnof grades 7-12, 39 special school professionals, and 12 parents/guardians of thernsampled hearing-impaired students.rnThe study revealed that the special needs educational services that are providedrnto the hearing-impaired students in governmental and non-governmental schoolsrnhave certain disparities in terms of qualification, training and retraining ofrnteachers, proper educational facilities and services, budget allocation, preparingrnand enabling deaf students to learn and work. Lack of vocational skills trainingrnguideline/strategy for deaf students' education is identified as to be the majorrnprecondition to start and continue the training.rnWith regard to the importance of vocational education and skill training needs forrnthe hearing-impaired students, there is obviously a very noticeable need for it.rnThat is, 89.9%, of the respondents (sampled students, school personnel, andrnparents) preferred to provide vocational skills education and training for deafrnstudents.

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