STUDENT TEACHER’S PERCEPTION AND PREPAREDNESS TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION OF LEARNERS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Inclusive education of learners with intellectual disability has been debated since long. Perception of teachers and their preparedness regarding inclusion of learners with intellectual disability is studied in this paper with help of a questionnaire. Students of Bachelor of Education (both regular and special education) gave their responses reflected current situation of training in teacher education in a specific institute where both the courses were running simultaneously. This paper reflects the view of students from both these courses. The students were positive about some aspects of inclusion of learners with mild disability but were not sure about learners with severe disability.