Page No 16-26
Sandeep Berwal and Renu Bala
Christ University, Bengaluru
This paper presents the perception of parents and children with disabilities about
the barriers that prevent inclusive education from being implemented in Haryana.
The sample comprised 56 parents and 28 children with disabilities selected from
28 government primary schools of four districts. A self-developed perception scale,
containing 30 items, divided into three sections namely perception towards physical
barriers, perception towards administrative barriers and perception towards attitudinal
barriers, was administered. The score value for each item of the scale was calculated and
item rating was assigned. Out of the three types of barriers, the administrative barriers
were ranked at the top both by parents and children with disabilities. Among 30 factors,
‘lack of encouragement by the head teacher to use technology in the classroom’ and
‘the appointment norms of special teachers’ were perceived as the highest barriers to
the implementation of inclusive education. It is recommended to remove the barriers
to make inclusive education a successful practice. The study has its implications for
the policymakers, parents, school administrators, media personnel, rehabilitation
professionals and children with disabilities
.