29 January 2012

Utilising Existing Resources for Inclusive Education of Children with Disabilities in India


Narayan, J., Rao, L. G. (2006). Utilising existing resources for inclusive education of children with disabilities in India. Asia Pacific Disability Rehabilitation Journal, 17(1) 87-93.
  • The 86th Amendment of the Constitution of India ensures right to education to every child (Government of India The Constitution (Eight-Sixth Amendment) Act, 2002). (p. 87).
  • Inclusion of children with special needs is essentially the responsibility of the regular education system (p. 88).
  • The drop-out rate is high due to lack of support services and trained teachers to education children with disabilities.
  • …there is a need for barrier free environment and suitable transport to reach school.  Above all, sensitization of administrators, adaptations and curriculum, evaluation procedures and teacher preparation to enhance their competence in teaching children with special needs.
  • One major focus of capacity building is development of competence in persons involved in achieving an objective (p. 89).

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