Inclusive versus Conventional Christian Religious Studies Curriculum for Learners with Special Needs in a Post Covid-19 Era: Teachers’ and Students’ Perspectives

Authors

  • Ekwutosi Monica Nnadi Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2 Author
  • Kenneth Oma Eze Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2 Author
  • Chinyere Jacinta Oti Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2 Author
  • Leonard Chidi Ilechukwu Department of Arts Education, Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/25kk3008

Keywords:

Inclusive, Conventional, Christian Religious Studies (CRS), Curriculum, Learners, Special Needs, COVID- 19, Teachers, Students, Multimedia Learning

Abstract

 The study emphasized the practice of inclusive curriculum as against the normal conventional
Christian Religious Studies (CRS) curriculum use in the senior secondary schools. The research tried to expose
the limitations of conventional curriculum on both teachers and students and had taken initiatives to advocate
that curriculum planners to adapt a more learner-centered curricular. This study was found to be significant
because of the exposition of various curricular activities which focused on the solutions for educating students
with a wide range of differences in post Covid-19 era for greater optimization. Four research questions and two
hypotheses guided the study. It adopted a descriptive research design. Purposive and simple random sampling
techniques were employed in picking 35 teachers and 155 students drawn from the six education zones in Enugu
state, Nigeria. The result showed that teachers strongly prefer conventional curriculum to the inclusive type; the
students merely agree that conventional curriculum is preferred to them. The result also indicated that neither
the subjects’ gender nor their school location influences their preference for the type of curriculum. 

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Published

25.09.2024

How to Cite

Monica Nnadi, E., Oma Eze, K., Jacinta Oti, C., & Chidi Ilechukwu, L. (2024). Inclusive versus Conventional Christian Religious Studies Curriculum for Learners with Special Needs in a Post Covid-19 Era: Teachers’ and Students’ Perspectives. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 25(2), 205-212. https://doi.org/10.61841/25kk3008