International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)
  Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 78-83
Dilemma Of Classroom Adjustment Among Children With Albinism (Cwa) In Selected Secondary Schools In Imo State
Onyekuru, Bruno U. PhD and Amadi, Cajetan N, PhD

Abstract:
Albinism is a heritable condition where an individual has deficiency in the gene that produces melanin - the skin colouring pigment that shields the skin from direct, harmful rays of the sun. However, some harmful and unfounded cultural philosophies against children with albinism (CWA) in Nigeria, have made them suffer labelling and prejudice, thereby affecting their adjustment in school. This study investigated the challenges of classroom adjustment among children with albinism (CWA) in selected secondary schools in Imo State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the conduct of the study. The population comprised all secondary school students from the randomly selected schools in Imo State, Nigeria. A sample of 202 students was drawn for the study. Simple random sampling technique was employed in selecting five schools each from the three political zones, then purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting children with albinism (CWA) in the schools. Data were analyzed with mean (x) and standard deviation (Sd), for the research questions; while hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significance level. Findings indicated that the challenges of classroom adjustment of CWA do not significantly differ with respect to gender and class level. On the basis of the findings, it was recommended among others that those superstitious beliefs and practices that jeopardize the existence of CWA should be abolished by the Government and religious groups and anyone found perpetrating such belief should be dealt with.