Orientation and Mobility Practices within the Expanded Core Curriculum with Effective Parental Involvement of Visually Impaired Learners in Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Malik, Shazia; Manaf, Umi Kalthom Abdul
Titel	Orientation and Mobility Practices within the Expanded Core Curriculum with Effective Parental Involvement of Visually Impaired Learners in Pakistan
Quelle	In: Bulletin of Education and Research, 42 (2020) 1, S.199-219 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0555-7747
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Parent Participation; Core Curriculum; Visual Impairments; Visually Impaired Mobility; Orientation; Secondary School Students; Skill Development; Assistive Technology; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elternmitwirkung; Kerncurriculum; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Orientierung; Sekundarschüler; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	The aim of this study was to observe Orientation and Mobility (O&M) with effective parental involvement within the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) for visually impaired learners (VILs) to make them independent in their environment in Pakistan. O&M practices have become significant as these are essential in independence and one of the main components of the ECC for VILs. This research explores O&M practices within the ECC from the perspectives of the teachers by using a qualitative approach and semi-structured interviews of O&M teachers were conducted from two public secondary level institutes of VILs Lahore, Pakistan. This paper endeavors to answer the question: What are the O&M practices within ECC that needed for VILs to enhance their independence in classroom settings? The findings of the study indicate that VILs need to use the knowledge of O&M practices to get their independence in their environment. Therefore, it is appropriate for O&M teachers to add the skills of mobility techniques under the subsection of O&M practices within the guidelines of ECC. The VILs seemed to benefit from immediate instructions from their O&M teachers. However, the VILs still need more help in O&M practices with effective parental involvement under the guidance of ECC. So, in the context of the study, it is the urgent need of VIL to align their O&M practices with mentioned instructions in ECC. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Education and Research. University of the Punjab Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590 Pakistan. e-mail: ber.ier@pu.edu.pk; Web site: http://pu.edu.pk/home/journal/32
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01