PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

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Attitude as a concept is concerned with an individual way of thinking, acting and behaving. Inclusive education stands for improvement of schools in all dimensions to address the educational needs of all students. The study aimed to examine Prospective Teachers’ attitude towards inclusive education in Faridabad district of Haryana. Inclusive classroom is a scheme for social improvement creating happier learning environments for all students including students of special needs. Inclusive education requires change in the curriculum and changes in teaching and learning which can be helpful for all the students in an inclusive class system. The basic need of inclusive education is to create infrastructure for inclusive system and inculcate the feeling of inclusiveness among teachers, students and in society. A pilot study was carried out selecting a sample of 120 (60 male and 60 female) prospective teachers studying in teacher education colleges located in urban area of Faridabad. The finding revealed that attitude of male prospective teachers towards inclusive education was found to be more positive in comparison to female teachers.

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