SPECIAL TOPIC II (EDSL 612) GUIDELINES

 The assignment for Special Topic II course is a research proposal. The topic should be in
the area of educational leadership and management.
 Students ought to confer with their supervisors on this course.
 The components of the research proposal are as follows:
o Introduction
 Background
 Statement of the Problem
 Purpose
 Hypotheses and/or Research Question(s)
 Objectives
o Literature Review
o Methodology
 Research Setting(s) e.gs. La Nkwantanang Municipal Directorate of
Education, Aburi Girls SHS, University of Ghana Basic School.
 Research Design e.gs Descriptive, Cross-sectional, Phenomenology, Case
Study, Sequential Explanatory Design.
 Population, Sample, and Sampling Techniques e.gs Stratified sampling,
Cluster sampling, Snowball sampling, Purposive Sampling.
 Instruments e.gs Questionnaire, Interview Protocol.
 Data Collection Methods e.gs Semi-structured interviews, Observation,
Correlation, ANOVA.
 Data Analysis
 Ethical Issues

 Students are required to search for, utilize, and read not less than 15 relevant reading
materials (articles/books) for the proposal. Note that two-thirds of the reading materials
should be current peer-reviewed journal articles (from 2010).
 The word limit for the research proposal is 2,000 words excluding cover and reference
pages.
 Adhere to the 6th edition of the American Psychological Association (APA) guidelines in
formatting your work.
 The formatting of the proposal should be Times New Roman, Font Size 12, and Double
Spacing.
 Students must proofread, edit, and format their work before final submission.
 The deadline for the submission of research proposal is 25th April, 2018.

Abstract
children with learning disabilities were enrolled in special schools many years ago and
this led to their segregation from regular schools. The society most of the time looked
down upon them. Today the government and key educational stakeholders have put great
efforts in trying to include these learners into mainstream schools where they learn with
the regular pupils. This has not been successful since not all children with special
learning needs and who have attained the school age are enrolled in schools. This formed
a basis for the researchers‟ topic in trying to unearth challenges faced in the
implementation of inclusive education in public basic schools in Ghana and the barriers
that hinder the implementation of the programme. The purpose of the study is to
establish the challenges faced in the implementation of IE in Ghana. It sought to provide
valuable information on the challenges to educational planners and other stakeholders
and suggest curative measures and recommendations to curb the problem.