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Efficacy Of Coping Strategies On The Pressure Oriented Academic Stress Of Pupils With Visual Impairment In Primary Schools For The Blind, South East , Nigeria

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Eke Vitalis Ugochukwu1 , Onabe. M2 ,Ajuluchukwu,C.N, Ekpor, E, Brown, W., Egame, E, Ukam, C. Kulo, A, Kalu ,G. Ibang,M, ,Umoh, I, Okeiyi, S, Oluokun, T,Nkechi, E, Anyongo, I, Ngbam , Okon, J. C and 3Ubi, G.M
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.8.698

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This study established the efficacy of coping strategies on the pressure oriented academic stress of the pupils with visual impairment in primary schools in South East, Nigeria. It is a nonequivalent control group pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design involving two treatment groups and one control group. Twenty visually impaired pupils from senior primary classes of the school were used for the work. multi-stage sampling. Cluster sampling and simple random sampling were appropriately used to get at the sample. The data obtained from the administration of the instrument were organized and analysed by using mean scores, standard deviation and a 3x2 Analysis of conversance. The research findings show that exposing the pupils with visual impairment to goal setting and time management significantly eased off their pressure oriented academic stress which indicated exciting prospect in primary education for the visually impaired pupils. It was recommended among others that these pupils with visual impairment in primary schools should be exposed to these coping strategies by their teachers or school guidance counsellor.

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