Abstract: The purpose of the study was to investigate mentee teachers’ attitudes towards pupils with special needs at Oda Wesley Methodist primary A and B. The case study design was employed for the study. The sample size was 10 mentee teachers which comprised of 4 females and 6 males. Interviews and observation guide were used to collect data. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample size. Data from interviews and observation were analyzed thematically. Results from the study revealed that 80% of mentee teachers showed positive attitudes while 20% showed negative attitudes towards learners with special needs in terms of how they perceive their academic success. Also, the mentee teachers used small group discussion, nature walk and individual attention as major instructional methods of teaching the learners. It was recommended that the resource teacher in the school should support the mentee teachers as well as the regular teachers in the classroom and also organized regular in-service training on the methods of teaching learners in an inclusive setting.
Keywords: Mentee teachers, inclusive setting, positive attitude, negative attitude, resource teacher.
Title: Mentee Teachers’ Attitudes towards Learners with Special Needs at Oda Wesley Methodist Primary A and B in the Eastern Region, Ghana
Author: Philemon Amaniampong, Michael Nyavor, Judith Amankwah Mensah
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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