Awareness towards Inclusive Education and Challenges Faced By Teachers in Teaching Children with Special Needs

In the present study, investigator has attempted to found the awareness towards inclusive education among primary school teachers and challenges faced by teachers in teaching children with special needs. Total 400 primary school teachers were selected from different administrative blocks by using random sampling technique. For collecting data, a self constructed tool which contains total 37 items was developed by the investigator. Besides, structured interview schedule was designed for the data collection in accordance with the different objectives of the study. Mean, Standard deviation and t- test had been used for analysis of data. Main findings of this study reveal that the majority of primary school teachers have moderate awareness towards inclusive education. Female primary school teachers have more inclusive education awareness (20.81) than male primary school teachers (Mean = 17.74). Rural primary school teachers have more inclusive education awareness (23.13) than Urban primary school teachers (Mean = 16.34). Majority of primary school teachers (78%) agree of experiencing challenges
in teaching children with special needs.