DefinePK

Abstract

Education, rehabilitation and empowerment of hearing-impaired students is the need of hour to ensure their financial inclusion and economic sustainability. The study seeks to figure out the opinions of the teachers of hearing-impaired students about the need of incorporation and integration of concepts of financial literacy in the curriculum of students with hearing impairment. The study employed quantitative approach of research, using a survey method for data collection and statistical analysis for the interpretation of results. A self-developed questionnaire, validated by two experts of the special education field, was distributed among fifty teachers, including both general education teachers as well those of hearing-impaired students, trained by National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF), a training institute of State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), accessed using purposive sampling technique. The responses of hearing-impaired teachers were analyzed through SPSS. The study revealed that male as well female teachers (general education as well as those of hearing-impaired students) emphasized the need of integration of financial literacy in elementary level curriculum to ensure the financial literacy amongst hearing impaired students across Punjab, Pakistan. The study paved the way for future research pathways aimed at improving financial status of hearing-impaired population of Pakistan through financial inclusion and economic sustainable development of hearing-impaired students.