AN EXAMINATION OF PEDAGOGICAL, ANDRAGOGICAL APPROACHES IN EDUCATING VISUALLY IMPAIRED LEARNERS IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND VOCATIONAL CENTRES RARIEDA, IN SIAYA COUNTY KENYA

This report is a result of an academic research entitled Pedagogy, Andragogy of Visually Impaired Learners in selected special schools, units and vocational centers in Siaya County. The study was guided by the following objectives which included to determine the extent of Pedagogical, Andragogical approaches used by teachers in special schools and vocational centres. The study was set to test the (HO) null hypothesis of no significant relationship between the variables it employed descriptive correlation survey design. The target population was 200 while the sample size was 133 obtained using the Slovenes formular. Random sampling was done to get the required respondents. Questionnaires and observation list whose validity and reliability were tested were used as research instruments in the study. Data was analyzed using frequency tables, mean and ranks. The study unearthed that there were more male respondents than females, more respondents had served between 5-6 years, limited Pedagogical, child-centred methodologies were insufficiently used limiting holism among visually impaired learners. Findings show that the methodologies that are used are not child-centered and collaborative, which have a negative bearing to holism. The researchers recommend more training of a multi-disciplinary personal and abroad-based curriculum for benefit all the learners their diversity. There is need for change of methodology and by inculcating child-centered, practical and collaborative paradigm.