A Study on Attitude towards Intellectual Disabilities among Primary Private School Teachers
Author : Trapti Saraswat
Abstract :
This study examines the attitude of private elementary school teachers toward intellectual disabilities, which is an important factor for the effective implementation of inclusive schooling. Teachers’ perceptions, ideals, and willingness to help youth with intellectual disabilities profoundly influence lecture hall practices and academic outcomes. The study seeks to assess the level of recognition, confidence and preparedness among educators, as well as to identify variables including age, gender, educational background and enjoyment of education that may influence attitudes.
The study adopts a descriptive research design and utilizes a attitude scale adopted by researcher was used for data collection from the ATDP scale that was released by the American Psychological Association in 1960 to collect primary data from 150 teachers working in private primary schools of Bhopal District (Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Vidisha and Bhopal). Through the convenience sampling method, the data was collected and through statistical tests, t-test and One Way ANOVA, the hypothesis were proved. The findings suggest that as many instructors show generally positive attitudes towards inclusion and reveal empathy towards students with intellectual disabilities, there are still gaps in terms of specific understanding, training, and confidence in effectively managing such students. The overview concludes that although the muse for inclusive education lies in the form of lucrative careers, there is a great need for focused education programmes, awareness-raising work and institutional support systems for skills teachers. Private school teachers showed a slightly stronger scientific understanding and more progressive view of the abilities and potential of individuals with intellectual disabilities. The study suggested that teacher training institutions and education authorities should include comprehensive modules on intellectual and intellectual disabilities in their pre-service teacher education.
Keywords :
Intellectual Disabilities, Teacher Attitude, Inclusive Education, Primary School Teachers and Awareness and Perception.
