Dr. Khasakhala Edward Okaya

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Dr. Khasakhala Edward Okaya

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Department of Education Psychology

School of Education (MMUST)

P.O. Box 190-50100

Kakamega, KENYA

Kakamega-Webuye Road

Office no. MEA OO9

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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-18

ResearcherID: ACR-9538-2022

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Dr. Khasakhala Edward Okaya

Dr. Edward Khasakhala Okaya is a senior lecturer in Special Needs Education at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology. He has a PhD in special Needs Education in area of Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) from Maseno University (Kenya), a master’s degree in learning difficulties in the area of Dyslexia and management of challenging behaviour in Learners with Learning Difficulties from the Birmingham University (UK). He is the current chair of department of Educational Psychology, a member of the university Prior Learning Certification centre, a member of Directorate of Gender and Disability mainstreaming and a member of Commission for University Education (CUE) offering review services in Curriculum evaluation, review of academic Institutions, Research and Consultancy.

Currently he is Principal Investigator (MMUST) in EU Erasmus project ‘Digital transformation for Neuro-diversity Inclusion in Africa and Asia (AAN-DI)’ by European Education and Culture Executive agency (EACEA). The project is to promote digital transformation to improve the skills, employability and self-reliance of neuro-divergent persons using adapted digital tools which support their professional skills, mental health, wellbeing, and their neuro-divergent needs. Programme partners are University of Jyväskylä in Finland and University of Valencia in Italy, country partner organization are Great Lakes University Kisumu (GLUK), Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and University of Kashmir (KU). There are 12 associated partner organizations.

He has widely published in peer reviewed journals in the area of ASD, Inclusion and management of challenging behaviour.

Some of his key published works include: -

  1. By Joseph Nasongo , Lydia Wamocha , Edward Khasakhala,Moses Poipoi , Geofrey Musera , Umulkher Ali & Josephat Kemei. The Psychosocial Support offered to Pregnant Teenage Girls and Teenage Mothers in Bungoma County, 2019-2021.Athens Journal of Psychology 2024, 1: 1-12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30958/ajpsy.X-Y-Z. https://www.athensjournals.gr/psychology/2024-5854-AJPSY-Kemei-02.pdf
  2. S. Abebe,L. Siktberg, W. Mucherah,J. A. Oloo, E. O. Khasakhala, J. Muliira,J. Kandiah, G. Hall,  A. Kroot.  Evaluation of a pilot interprofessional train-the-trainer workshop to enhance sickle cell anemia community education in Kenya. Published on 27th October 2023 in East African Medical Journal.  https://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/258009
  3. Khasakhala E; Sichari M. Relationship between Total Communication and Social Relationship among Learners with ASDs. Published on 6th September 2023 in Journal of Psychiatry & Mental Disorders.https://austinpublishinggroup.com/psychiatry-mental-disorders/fulltext/jpmd-v8-id1071.pdf
  4. TesarahO.Mwinami, Joel P. Ogutu, Edward O. Khasakhala. Effect of Rehabilitation on Drawings by Learners in Shikusa Borstal Institution, Kakamega County. Published on July 2023 in African Journal of Empirical Research. https://ajernet.net/ojs/index.php/ajernet/article/view/84/72
  5. Edward Khasakhala, Kennedy Bota, Godfrey Ayaga, Manson Sichari, Benard Wesonga & Donald Kokonya. Comorbidity of mental health and autism spectrum disorder: perception of practitioners in management of their challenging behaviour. Publishe on 17th May 2023 in International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2023.2203531
  6. Ayaga, G. N. and Khasakhala, E. O. (2020) Implications of Outdoor Environment on Children’s Learning Experiences in Public Preschools in Borabu Sub-County, Kenya Journal of Transformative Education  2 (10).14434/ Open Access Published by the Global Institute of Transformative Education (http://www.gite.education)
  7. Sichari, M.. Bota, K. Okaya, E. K. (2020) Inclusive Education in Kenya: Within School and in Life Cycle Transitions The Journal of the International Association of Special Education 20 (1) 12-19
  8. Khasakhala, E. O. & Ayaga, G. (2020) Cognitive Behavioural Intervention: Remedy for School Dropout in an Inclusive Setting in secondary schools in Kenya International Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Studies 5 10  2582-1601
  9. Autie, D. Poipoi, M. & Khasakhala, E. O (2020) Family Socio-economic Status and deviant Behaviours among Secondary school students in Homabay County Kenya. Science journal of Education 8 (1) 14-21
  10. Autie, D. Poipoi, M. & Khasakhala, E. O (2020) Parental attachment, Gender and Deviant Behaviour among a mong Secondary school students in Homabay County Kenya. London Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences 2 (6) 17-35
  11. Khasakhala, E. O. (2018) Relationship between Teachers’ attitudes and towards Challenging Behaviours and choice of Management strategies among learners with Autistic spectrum Disorders. International Journal of current Innovations in Advanced Research 1 ( 3 ) 1- 15
  12. Khasakhala, E. and Galava P. (2016) Relationship between teachers perception of causes of challenging behavior and its influence on choice of challenging Behaviour Management strategies among Learners with ASDs. Journal of Education and Practice 17(2) 2222- 1735
  13. Khasakhala, E. Oracha, P. and Ouma, C. (2014) Practitioners perception of Causes of Causes and Consequences of Challenging Behaviours Presented by Learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Primary schools Journal of Education Policy and Entrepreneurial Research 1(2) 22-35
  14. Khasakhala, E. Oracha, P., Ouma, C. and Mbugua, S. (2014) Correlates of Challenging Behaviour presented by Learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders In primary schools in Western Kenya. Journal of Education and Practice 5 (28) 46- 51
  15. Khasakhala, E. Oracha, P. and Ouma, C. (2015) Practitioners Identification and Rating of Challenging Behaviour presented by Learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Western Kenya. Journal Educational Research.
  16. Khasakhala, E. Oracha, P. and Ouma, C. (2015) Strategies used in Management of Challenging Behaviour Presented by Learners with ASDs in Primary Schools in Western Kenya. British Journal of Education (In press ID: BJE-175A)
  17. Hwaga, D. Khasakhala, E. Safo, S and Kavulu, R. (2013) Introduction to Special Needs Assessment and Intervention. Kenya Institute of Special Education: Nairobi.
  18. Khasakhala, E.(2010) After School, what? People with Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) Link 22 (1) 165-170

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