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Research Study – Published: January 27, 2014
Challenges Encountered by Parents and Teachers in Handling Children with Mental Retardation
Manivannan, M., & Premila, K. S.
ABSTRACT
Teachers have more responsibilities than anyone else to cater to the needs of disabled children. Dedication
and
determination are essential to serve the disabled community. Without commitment, they do injustice to the
profession. Parents’ roles are equally crucial because factors such as social stigma and lack of awareness
about
developmental milestones affect the upbringing of a child with mental retardation. Parents must be educated
to
support these children properly. Many parents experience psychological distress upon learning their child is
mentally retarded. Motivated by their experience in special education, the investigators studied the
challenges
faced by both teachers and parents in handling children with mental retardation.
Keywords: Children with Mental Retardation, Special Education, Challenges, Parents, Teachers,
Inclusive Education, Developmental Milestones, Psychological Impact.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction
in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article: Manivannan, M., & Premila, K. S. (2014). Challenges encountered by parents and
teachers in handling children with mental retardation. Indian Educational Researcher, 7(1),
21–26.
Received: December 15, 2013;
Revision Received: January 18, 2014;
Accepted: January 27, 2014.
Responding Author: Manivannan, M. @ manivannan@gmail.com
Article Overview: ISSN: 0974-2123 |
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Published in Volume 7, Issue 1, January – June, 2014
