Manners Among Special Needs Pupils With Hearing Impairment: A Brief Study From The Field

Abstract

Pupils with special needs are reported to have somewhat worrisome disciplinary problems. Even though they are people with disabilities, they still need to be disciplined, especially when they are at school. Their behavior related to their disability cannot be controlled, but some of the behaviors that arise from their delinquency need to be prevented so that it does not become more serious. In this case teachers need to play an important role. If examined, students with hearing problems are among the categories that commit many disciplinary offenses. This qualitative study was conducted to explore the disciplinary problems that are often done by students with hearing problems, while they are more characterized by normal students when compared to students with learning difficulties. Interviews were conducted with 10 special education teachers who teach students with hearing problems in the district of Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. The interviews were conducted online, then recorded, transcribed and thematic analysis was conducted to obtain data. The findings show that, there are five disciplinary problems that are often done by students with hearing problems, namely impolite language, impolite gestures, intercourse between the sexes, associating with teachers and impolite behavior. It is hoped that this brief study can help future researchers to conduct further studies related to this issue.