Inclusive Education and Scholastic Achievement

A Study of Specially Abled Children in Kashmir

Abstract

This study is an attempt to study the impact of inclusion on scholastic achievement of differently abled students. The researcher used descriptive method to accomplish the selected objectives. The research was conducted in the Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir State in India. Using a disproportionate stratified-cum-multistage sampling technique, 400 elementary school students were chosen as sample. The findings of the study revealed varied levels of institutional environment possessed by the schools ranging from unfavorable to favorable school environment. Specially abled children were found to possess different levels of scholastic achievement. Significant difference was also found between the students of inclusive and non inclusive schools on scholastic achievement.