PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTS OF STUDENTS WITHOUT DISABILITIES ABOUT INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Inclusive education gives an opportunity to all the children to learn together in a regular school and parents
can play a major role in educating their children as well as in implementing inclusive education in the
country. This study focuses (i) to know the perception of parents of students without disabilities about
inclusive education with reference to its barriers and facilitators according to their - (a) gender (b) locality
(ii) to examine the perception of parents of students without disabilities about inclusive education with
reference to its barriers and facilitators according to their - (a) dependents (b) educational qualification (c)
occupation (d) family income. A sample of 60 parents of children without disabilities was selected randomly
whose children were studying in SSA-run regular inclusive schools of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh.
Findings of the study are summurised as (i) No significant difference was found among parents of students
without disabilities on their perceptions about inclusive education with reference to its barriers and
facilitators according to their gender (mother and father), locality (rural and urban) and the number of
dependents in the family and however (ii) Significant difference was found among parents of students without
disabilities on their perceptions about inclusive education according to their educational qualifications,
occupations, and family income and (iii) Fathers, urban parents, parents with higher educational
qualifications, parents from service category, and parents from above average income category showed more
favourable perceptions about over their categories about inclusive education.