• Fr. Baiju Thomas
• Dr. Saumya Chandra

The present study is entitled as “Inclusion of Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Regular Schools: General Educators’ view point in Bijnor district- U.P”. This study was conducted on regular school teachers. It includes both rural and urban, male and female, government and private school teachers. A total of 170 general educators were selected for sample of the particular study. The study uses descriptive survey method to investigate general educators’ viewpoint on inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in regular schools. The data was analysed through qualitative and quantitative methods. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA were used to analyse the data. The major findings of the study suggest that the variables influences of demographic control variables, that is, age, Qualification, experience, salary, gender, locality and type of school on Awareness, Attitude, Knowledge and Difficulty faced by general educators. The mean scores of awareness, attitude, knowledge and difficulty does not differ with age groups, years of experience, salary groups and private and government schools for the entire variables. The mean score of awareness, attitude, knowledge and difficulty shows significant and difference exists between respondents of urban and rural areas. The findings will be helpful for teachers, students, parents, stakeholders and policy makers for better inclusion of ID children in regular schools.

Students with intellectual disability, Inclusive education, General educators.

"“Inclusion of Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Regular Schools: General Educators’ view point in Bijnor district, U.P”.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.385-394, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908668.pdf

"“Inclusion of Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Regular Schools: General Educators’ view point in Bijnor district, U.P”.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp385-394, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908668.pdf