Abstract:
This research
,
is concern with the examination of parental attitudes towards the education of the
physically challenged children in Argungu local government of Kebbi state.
A physically ch
allenged child may be defined as a child who has disability of locomotors or
neurological origin which constitutes disadvantages or restrictions in one or more aspect of daily
living activities. It may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory and emotional
type. The disability
may be congenital or acquired. Oxford dictionary defined disabled as people with permanent illness
or injury that makes it difficult for them to use part of their body completely or easily. Also, Child
Right Act Law (2006) defines a ch
ild as person who has not attained the aged of eighteen
(18)
years. Therefore, the physically ch
allenged children are under age
that need to be nurtured and
assisted to overcome physically, emotional and mental challenges to developed into responsible
adul
ts. The researchers decided to
use
descriptive research design to asses the parental attitudes
towards the education of the physically challenged children in Argungu.
The researchers found out that, the physically challenged children are being margi
nalized and
discriminated in the society, denying their right to education. Majority of the parents developed
negative attitudes towards the education of the physically challenged children and most of the
physically challenged children do not received educ
ation. Consequently, majority of them end up in
begging or stay in their homes useless. As a result the concerned children suffer lack of acceptance,
discrimination, social marginalization etc. which highly affect their future lives.
Based on this,
as a students of education we realized that it is necessary to make a research on
this issue
particularly in Argungu,
for the purposed of given concrete information that will lead to
developing positive attitudes of parents towards the education of the ph
ysically ch
allenged children
in Argungu
local government and
society at large.
