INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Inclusive education programme gives every learner a chance to participate in a learning environment that provides better opportunities to grow up and succeed. Inclusive programs are difficult to develop because they require significant changes to the manner. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 1.3 billion people have significant disabilities and globally 16% of the population. UNICEF reported that estimated 240 million children with disabilities worldwide. There is a need to provide basic education for their betterment in the shelter of inclusive programmes. Teachers are one of the basic pillars who play an important role in schools and provide the best instruction and education for their students. There are several barriers related to preparing teachers for inclusive schools in India ( Kumar Amlesh;2021). General educators have limited knowledge and information of special education background, this can often be stressful for teachers. In the sector of inclusiveness all students have the necessary resources in order to be successful. There is a need to improve the teacher education programmes also. New Education Policy (2016) also focused on reviewing the B.Ed. regular programs related to inclusive education (Joshi Neha;2020). This paper highlights the Issues about the effectiveness of teacher preparation for working in inclusive classrooms.