Preparing Inclusive Education Teachers: A Descriptive Study

Disability is not mere a health problem but it is more of a social construct. This notion cannot be comprehended and dealt beyond the classroom. In the educational practices since independence disabled children’s need has been addressed in variety of ways. These ways were either setting up special educational institutions or integrated education for disabled children. To address the need of child and in his/her holistic development teacher plays a crucial role. International treaties and conventions has argued and urged the nations to address the problems related to teacher training. This paper has looked for sensitiveness of the teacher towards the diversity in the classroom. The paper compares the status of teacher’s competence while dealing with disabled children in a classroom. The present paper researcher has used various secondary sources and find out and discussed various concerns and issues in preparing inclusive teachers in India.