Inclusive education-Divyang Children
CWSN means Children with special needs
Inclusive education means education of all students, where all students are equal participants in the learning process. Provision of inclusive education involving students with disabilities is based on the belief thatthose with disabilities should not have to depend on specialised services alone, to benefit from educational resources, activities and practices that are otherwise available to all.
Inclusivity is maintained when all members of a group are able to participate in its activities, which means, provisions made are considerate of all members and not just those from specific groups or, with special abilities, disabilities, and/or needs.
As members of a group or a community, all have equal rights to participate;the practices and services must thus be inclusive of all. This right is also upheld by the Indian Constitution, which assures all Indians the right of Equality of Status and Opportunity. Thus, while it is the responsibility of the society and community to involve and treat all its members as equals, the Indian Constitution also guarantees provision of equal access to opportunities.
The Right to Education (RTE) Act (2009), which makes elementary education a fundamental right of every child, is of great significance to the government as well as private schools. Our schools and classrooms need to reflect this social, constitutional and legal right of every child to be included in the educational processes and practices – our classrooms, now more so than before, need to be ready to include students from different backgrounds, with differing needs and abilities.
The classroom offers a dynamic, productive space where ideas, values, information, knowledge are shared and conveyed. Organisation of the class and interactions amongst its fundamental components i.e., the students,teacher and curriculum-transactions, create potential for the group to move from a state of not knowing to one of knowing.
With the recognition of education’s impact on development, education and its aspects are now under sharp focus. There are several indicators1 pointing out that our schools need significant improvements to develop the quality and effective reach of education to children attending the nation’s extensive schooling system.
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