SELF CONCEPT OF VISUALLY CHALLENGED STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR PARENTS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Self-concept is the mental and conceptual understanding. It is a persistent regard that sentient being hold for our own existence. Self Concept refers to self evaluation or self perception, and it represents the sum of an individual's beliefs about his or her own attributes. Self-concept reflects how an adolescent evaluates himself or herself in domains (or areas) in which he or she considers success important. The present study was conducted on 100 visually challenged students from Hyderabad and Medchal districts of Telangana State. The result reveals that there was a significant difference in self concept among visually challenged students with respect to parent's educational qualification. Key Words: Self Concept, Self Perception, Visually Challenged Students