Dear all, I couldn't understand why government is focusing on special education. We need to work on inclusive education and create inclusive environment in the premises of academic institutions. UGC had also continued teacher preparation for special education (TPSE) scheme since IXth 5 year education plan. We need inclusive set up than special education. That will actually be helpful in mainstreaming persons with disabilities. I totally agree with Dr. Kalpana madam and apriciate initiative taken by Mumbai university for introducing inclusive classroom. We should inform them that they should make compulsory "inclusive education" course in B.Ed. and M.Ed. programs. They should not use word special education. Special schools will be closed soon.
Regards On 4/14/15, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > So any say? > We had special education introduced through IEDS then in Sarva Shiksha > Abhiyan in haste and the outcome? anyway, its a good move,isn't it? > http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150414/jsp/nation/story_14479.jsp#.VSzD3VS6bIU > > BASANT KUMAR MOHANTY > > New Delhi, April 13: The National Council for Teacher Education has > introduced a compulsory paper on how to teach children with special > needs in its revised BEd and MEd syllabi. > > The decision followed a countrywide survey last year that showed that > nearly six lakh physically or mentally challenged children between six > and 13 didn't go to school. > > The NCTE last week signed an agreement with the Rehabilitation Council > of India (RCI), which has been regulating courses on special > education, to help prepare the curriculum and modules for the > compulsory paper that would be part of the general BEd and MEd > courses. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "The BEd and MEd courses did not have any compulsory paper on how to > teach special children. This year we have incorporated four compulsory > papers and one of them is on special education," NCTE chairperson > Santosh Panda told The Telegraph. > > While the NCTE regulates general BEd and MEd courses, the RCI is the > controlling authority for courses on teaching people with > disabilities. > > Panda said the RCI has agreed to increase the duration of BEd and MEd > courses on special education from one year to two years from the > 2015-16 academic session starting in July-August to align with the > NCTE pattern. In January this year, the NCTE had decided to switch to > a two-year format. > > The RCI has also agreed to train at least one teacher from all the > 17,000 BEd and MEd colleges across the country in special education. > > According to the National Sample Survey of Estimation - conducted by > the NGO Social and Rural Research Institute in collaboration with the > PSU Educational Consultants India Ltd in 2014 - some 60.41 lakh > children in the 6-13 age group didn't go to school. Among them, nearly > six lakh were physically or mentally challenged. > > Professor Vinita Kaul, of the education department at Ambedkar > University, said teachers need special skills to deal with children > with special needs. The NCTE, she added, must make sure that all BEd > and MEd colleges engage at least one teacher with expertise on special > education so that teacher trainers get proper guidance in the subject. > > The NCTE and the RCI have set up a committee under Professor N.K. > Jangira, of the National Council of Educational Research and Training > (NCERT), to draw up the two-year special education curricula. The > committee will also suggest the curriculum for the special education > papers in the general BEd and MEd streams. > > Lawyer Ashok Agrawal - who had earlier filed a case against schools > for not implementing Right to Education rules that provide for > inclusive education to students across all categories - said the > situation was "changing gradually". > > "Private schools in Delhi have engaged teachers trained in special > education," he said. "But the picture is grim in other states." > > The other compulsory papers the NCTE has introduced are on yoga, > information and communications technology and gender studies. > > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. 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