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Strategies to Reduce School Dropouts among Learners with Special Needs, A Case of Victoria Falls Primary Schools

Author(s) Mr. Kuziwa Bhiri
Country Zimbabwe
Abstract Special needs education has now been renamed inclusive education. The study sought to suggest some strategies that may be used to reduce the drop out rate of learners with special needs in schools. The study is underpinned by three objectives namely to find out the reasons for the high drop out rate, to identify the effects of the dropping out of school and finally possible strategies that can be used to curtail the problem. The study used the social constructivism research method as it sought to find out what society perceived special needs learners. A mixed research design was used on the case study of four primary schools in Victoria Falls area. A total of forty participants were purposefully sampled from a population of 400. The data collection instruments used were questionnaires and focus group discussions. It was highlighted that the society and uncaring parents and teachers are main culprits in the dropping out of special needs learners. Early marriages, teen pregnancies, criminology and abuse of substances were the key effects discovered. Possible solutions were to change society’s perceptions as well as improve the school environment both the physical and human. Major recommendations include society to change its perception through awareness campaigns. Teacher capacitation as well as provision of facilitative and less restrictive environments to the special needs learners.
Keywords Strategies, school dropouts, special needs, learners with special needs
Published In Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2025
Published On 2025-04-30
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i02.42997
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9g73b
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