Challenges and Prospects of Inclusive Education (1).pptx

This PowerPoint presentation has described the challenges faced by teachers during the implementation of inclusive education, and some prospects are there.

1. Challenges and Prospects of Inclusive Education Presented By : Shashikala Patel (Researcher)

2. Meaning of Inclusive Education Inclusive education  means that all students attend and are welcomed by their neighborhood schools in age-appropriate, regular classes and are supported to learn, contribute and participate in all aspects of the life of the school.

3. Objectives of Inclusive Education To ensure that no child is denied admission in mainstream education To ensure that every child would have the right to access an Aanganwadi and school. To ensure that mainstream and specialist training institutions serving persons with disabilities in govt. and non govt. sector To provide home based learning To promote distance education To facilitate access of disabled student from rural and remote area. To emphasize job-teaching and job-oriented vocational training. To promote an understanding of the paradigm shift from charity to development.

4. 1. Negative attitude of parents : For successful implementation of inclusive education is mainly depends on the support from the parents of the children with disabilities. Some parents do not like to bring their children with disabilities, which may become the barrier in implementing inclusive education.

5. 2. Negative attitude of teachers : Teachers play a key role in inclusive education. Negative attitude of teachers towards disabilities and marginalized children and inclusion of such children in education is a challenge and gives birth to major barriers of inclusive education.

6. 3. Lack of good transportation facilities : The provision of transportation facilities for the special child is an important factor for successful implementation of inclusive education. But lack of such facilities hampers their access to education with dignity and equality.

7. 4. Poor collaboration of the local community : Inclusive education is a matter of strong collaboration between the state and government, NGO and local communities. But in general local government is poor, they are lacking spare time and resources for practicing inclusive values in real.

8. 5. Inadequate teachers training Many teachers are never taught how to teach children with disabilities or generally how to teach in a child friendly, active way.

9. 6. Inadequate supports It is not possible to run inclusive education programme without financial resources support. Inadequate funding can hinder ongoing professional development that helps keep specialists and classroom teachers update on the least practices.

10. 7. School Barriers It is very difficult for a teacher to give individual attention in a large size of class. The normal size of class include 50 to 60 students in addition to this a teacher finds more difficult with children with disabilities or special child.

11. How to overcome barriers in inclusive education 

12. 1. Financial support Financial support should be provided to schools so that they can effectively run inclusive education programs.

13. 2. Provide basic facilities To overcome the barrier to the success of inclusive education, the basic needs of the disabled learners must be fulfilled. If they get the required support and healthy environment, success of inclusive education is inevitable.

14. 3. Appropriate Curriculum Curriculum should be flexible so that students can choose subjects according to their interests. It should be designed keeping in mind the individual differences so that each child gets ample opportunities to explore his talent and creativity.

15. 4. Trained teachers Trained teachers should be hired by the institutions to deal with the disabled learners. They should work collaboratively with other teachers to solve the problems of disabled students.

16. 5. Awareness programmes Awareness programmes should be run by governments, NGOs and other higher institutions to assist parents in realizing the importance of inclusive education.