Parents’ Attitude to Inclusive Education in Malappuram District, Kerala

Authors

  • Sharafudeen Thanikatt

Keywords:

Parental Perspectives, Children with Intellectual Disabilities, Inclusive Education

Abstract

The current study explores the parental attitude toinclusive education in Schools of Malappuram district, Kerala. The participants were 51 parents, whose children had different degrees of Intellectual Disability and every one of them was attending mainstream schools at the time of the study and 49 parents of normal children. The parents completed a questionnaire examining their perspectives regarding (a) the foremost effective educational placement in mainstream schools (special class, mainstream class or co- teaching), (b) their satisfaction with the inclusive mainstream education, (c) their cooperation with the teachers, (d) the perceived benefits of their children’s educational placement and (e) their suggestions regarding the development of the inclusive educational model. Results indicated that the majority of the parents have expressed positive responds to inclusive education and would like their child to attend mainstream class with a co-teaching arrangement. Huge contemplations in regards to participation with the educators, absence of individualized data and direction, managerial and hierarchical issues were communicated.

Published

2022-01-03

How to Cite

Thanikatt, S. (2022). Parents’ Attitude to Inclusive Education in Malappuram District, Kerala. NOLEGEIN-Journal of Business Ethics , Ethos &Amp; CSR, 4(2), 7–19. Retrieved from https://mbajournals.in/index.php/JoBEC/article/view/789