A STUDY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Providing all the children with Quality Education in inclusive setting has been identified as the most challenging issue in education across the world. Inclusive Education is the practice of educating students with disabilities alongside children without disabilities in general classrooms. Right to Education Act, 2009 attempts to provide an environment for all disabled children to enter school attend and complete elementary education with other children. Successful and effective implementation of Inclusive Education depends upon teachers' knowledge and positive attitudes towards it. The main aim of this study was to find out the attitudes of elementary school teachers towards Inclusive Education. The Attitude towards Inclusive Education Scale was administered to 20 teachers working in different elementary schools of Pune district. It was found that elementary school teachers had a positive attitude towards Inclusive Education. Significant differences were found in the scores of attitude towards Inclusive Education with respect to gender, locality, age, educational qualification and teaching experience etc.