Ascertaining the Understanding Level of Service Providers for Implementing Inclusive Education in Kaduna State

Mairo Hamid Ipadeola, Zainab Suraj Inuwa B.ed, Rasheedah Adebola Zibiri and Martha Onjewu
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Mairo Hamid Ipadeola: Department of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kaduna Polytechnic Nigeria
Zainab Suraj Inuwa B.ed: Department of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kaduna Polytechnic Nigeria
Rasheedah Adebola Zibiri: Department of Special Needs Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kaduna Polytechnic Nigeria
Martha Onjewu: Department of Languages, Kaduna Polytechnic Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2025, vol. 12, issue 4, 211-218

Abstract: Nigeria is among the countries implementing Inclusive Education; educating children with special needs alongside normal children within the same school setting. To guarantee its success in Kaduna State of Nigeria, there was the need to ascertain the level of the understanding of the stakeholders especially Service Providers. Hence, the aim of this paper was to determine the level of the understanding of the Service Providers in the study population and whether there was difference between such understanding according to local government areas, public or private school. Data was generated using a set of questionnaire in order to provide answers to the research questions and hypotheses formulated which was analyzed using the Descriptive Statistics and Independent sample t-test. The findings revealed that the Service Providers had a Moderate level of Understanding and in terms of the difference in the understanding level of Service Providers, a significant difference was established between Kaduna North and Kaduna South local government areas. The conclusion is that there was still need to raise the level of the understanding of the Service Providers resolve the existing difference a more successful and uniform implementation of Inclusive Education in Kaduna state. Among the recommendations proffered was the need for the state government to seek the means to resolve the difference established, improve the remuneration and working environment with enough resources for the Service Providers and provide more training to equip them with more knowledge and latest developments for the implementing Inclusive Education in the State.

Date: 2025
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