Edwin Etieyibo, Odirin Omiegbe

Disabilities in Nigeria

Attitudes, Reactions, and Remediation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The subject of the book is about attitudes and reactions to different kinds of disabilities as well as remediation policies in Nigeria. It covers a number of areas including disabilities studies, education and philosophy of education.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 222
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780761869054
• ISBN-10: 0761869050
• Artikelnr.: 47970520

Autorenporträt

Edwin Etieyibo is an associate professor of philosophy in the Department of Philosophy, School of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. His teaching and research interests cover philosophy of law, ethics (theoretical and applied), social and political philosophy, history of philosophy, and African socio-political economy and philosophy. Odirin Omiegbe is a reader or associate professor and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Educational Psychology at the College of Education, Agbor, Delta State, and in the Department of Administration and Policy Studies, Delta State University, Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria. He has researched and published extensively in the field of disability, cultural ideas and education of children with special needs.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Preface Acknowledgments
Introduction Chapter One: Understanding Disability: Brief History of
Discrimination against People with Disabilities, Disability Perceptions and
Models, and Disability Figures Chapter Two: Disability Perceptions: Some
Beliefs Regarding Causes of Disabilities in Africa and Nigeria Chapter
Three: Disability Perceptions: Scientific Perspective on Causes of
Disabilities Chapter Four: Some Cases of Disabilities in Nigeria Chapter
Five: Reactions to Disabilities I: People with Disabilities to their
Disabilities Chapter Six: Reactions to Disabilities II: People with
Disabilities to their Disabilities Chapter Seven: Reactions to Disabilities
III: Family Members to People with Disabilities Chapter Eight: Reactions to
Disabilities IV: Family Members to People with Disabilities Chapter Nine:
Social Implications of Non-adaptability to the Condition of People with
Disabilities Chapter Ten: Remediation for People with Disabilities:
Education Intervention Strategies Chapter Eleven: Legal Instrument and
Rights of People with Disabilities Chapter Twelve: Protecting the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities Bibliography