Legal and Ethical Issues of Persons with Special Needs in Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	Asiwe, C. C.; Omiegbe, Odirin
Titel	Legal and Ethical Issues of Persons with Special Needs in Nigeria
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 9 (2014) 15, S.516-522 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Special Needs Students; Legal Problems; Ethics; Visual Impairments; Speech Impairments; Learning Disabilities; Hearing Impairments; Mental Disorders; Mental Retardation; Emotional Disturbances; Academically Gifted; Special Education; International Law; Childrens Rights; International Organizations; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Ethik; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Geistige Behinderung; Gefühlsstörung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Law of nations; Völkerrecht; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation
Abstract	Persons with special needs have innate abilities and when properly harnessed through proper education would be able to contribute ultimately to their development as well as that of the society they reside in terms of political, social, economic and technological development. Before such group of persons can be properly educated there is the dire need for the resolve of some ethical and legal issues. This paper, therefore, chronicles the genesis of legal issues and milestones on the education of persons with special needs before Nigeria's independence in 1960 and present date. Attempts were also made to examine some ethical issues, legal issues and problems which arose during the evolution of legal framework on the education of persons with special needs in Nigeria. Finally, suggestions were made to solve these problems to enable persons with special needs have access to appropriate education, ultimately improve themselves and contribute to the political, economic and technological development of the society they reside. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10