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INCLUSIVE AND INTEGRATED EDUCATION: NEED OF TODAY
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Author(s):
DR. SAVITA GULIA , MS. MEENU GROVER
Vol - 4, Issue- 1 ,
Page(s) : 284 - 289
(2013 )
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/CASIRJ
Abstract
India has made impressive economic gains in the last few decades and currently has the 4th largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity. Despite this improvement, more than 260 million people in India live in poverty. The reciprocity of poverty producing disability, and disability resulting in poverty creates unique challenges for the integrated education movement in India. This paper begins with a brief history of special education in India, including changes to government legislation and policy in the move towards more integrated educational provision. A number of strategies are presented to address the current challenges that Indian administrators and educators face in the move towards more integrated education.
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