Development Of Teachers For Visual Impairment Student : Institute Tahfiz Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah

Institut Tahfiz Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is the only institution in Brunei Darussalam who has Al-Quran study and memorization programs for visually impaired students, but how far their learning effectiveness is not yet known. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the essential elements required in identifying the essential elements required in development of teachers for visually impaired students. Identify the main role of teacher development for visually impaired students. Identify the implementation of the activities that are being implemented by ITQSHHB specifically for visual impairment students and to know the challenges faced by ITQSHHB throughout the implementation of the program. This study is a qualitative study with a case study design with total of 4 informants were selected using a purposive sampling. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed descriptively. The findings show that various programs and activities have been conducted and need to be accompanied by high commitment. Studies have shown that they have the potential to teach more visual impairment students, as well as being a link to other different abilities in order to study al-quran in a proper way. However, there are various challenges that stave off this effort among them such as communication, individuals, outsiders, change of time, and lack of teaching staff. The implication of this study shows that ITQSHHB has successfully set up a facility to learn al-Quran to the special needs who are literate in al-Quran education.