Effect Of Intervention Programme On Teachers’ Awareness And Attitude Towards Children With Special Needs In Nagaland

Research Article
Beni Seb and Shailaja Shastri
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0902.1660
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Awareness, Attitude, Children with Special Needs, Teacher, Intervention Programme
Abstract: 

The present study aimed in understanding the level of awareness and attitude of teachers towards Children with Special Needs and also to check the effectiveness of Intervention Programme on enhancing awareness and attitude of teachers. The study consisted of Phase I (Pre intervention) which used purposive sampling method to collect data from 48 teacher participants working in Inclusive schools in Nagaland, India. Awareness Questionnaire developed by the researcher and ‘Teacher Attitude towards Inclusive Education’ Kern (2006) were administered to the participants. In Phase II (Post Intervention), a quasi experimental research design, the participants were purposively selected based on the results of Phase I. 11 participants were selected here and an Intervention Programme was administered in the form of a training programme. Post-test was conducted in Phase II to check the effectiveness of the Intervention Programme. Wilcoxon signed rank test was used as a statistical tool to analyse the result and it was revealed that the Intervention Programme played a role in enhancing the awareness of the participants showing 0.01 significant level whereas for attitude it was not found to be significant. The study further highlighted the need for providing training in preparing teachers with skills and knowledge and also in enhancing their attitude.