A Study on Attitude of Parents Towards Inclusive Education in Kamrup Rural and Nagaon Districts of Assam

Abstract

The success of inclusive education largely depends on the attitudes of various stakeholders, particularly parents, who play a crucial role in shaping the educational experiences of their children. In the context of Assam, particularly in the districts of Kamrup Rural and Nagaon, understanding parental attitudes towards inclusive education is essential for effective policy implementation and educational reform. For this study 24 secondary schools and 50 parents of secondary schools were selected from the districts mentioned above. The study shows that the parents have positive attitude in general towards inclusive education. The findings show that there has been no significant difference in the attitude of the parents based on gender, age group and locality. However, the mean scores of fathers indicate that they have slightly more favourable attitude than the mothers, the parents above 40 years have also a little more favourable than the younger parents towards inclusive education and locality as a variable, the parents from the rural areas of these districts found to be more positive than the parents from urban areas.