Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

Inclusive Education:Illusion or Reality?

Dr. Sharmista

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Millions of disabled children, youth and adults continue to experience exclusion within and from education around the world. Inclusion cannot be simply reduced to an educational issue or an employment issue.Its achievement will require the successful coordination of a whole series of transitions for the handicapped,ranging from early identification ,to early intervention,to school programmes,to community,jobs and finally to community living.Inclusive education is an educational approach and philosophy that provides all students with disabilities greater opportunities for academic and social achievement. Inclusion is about making sure that each and every student feels welcome and that their unique needs and learning styles are attended to and valued. Research shows that most students learn and perform better when exposed to the richness of the general education curriculum, as long as the appropriate strategies and accommodations are in place.At no time does inclusion require the classroom curriculum, or the academic expectations, to be watered down. On the contrary, inclusion enhances learning for students, both with and without special needs. Students learn, and use their learning differently; the goal is to provide all students with the instruction they need to succeed as learners and achieve high standards, alongside their friends and neighbors.Many years ago, special classes were created for students with special needs. Special educators felt that if they could just teach these students separately, in smaller groups, they could help them to catch up. However, the reality is that students in segregated special education classes have fallen further and further behind. Over time, we have learned that inclusive education is a better way to help all students succeed.This paper intends to find the status of implementation of inclusive education in the secondary schools of Mysore city

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Dr.Sharmista Inclusive Education:Illusion or Reality? International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 8 August 2015

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