Challenges of Effective Instruction to the Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Special Schools of Nepal

Sharan Hari Shrestha; Kyoung Gun Han (한경근); Nam Raj Neupane

doi:10.19049/JSPED.2020.21.2.07

Challenges of Effective Instruction to the Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Special Schools of Nepal

Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
Abbr : JSPED
2020, 21(2), pp.167-189
DOI : 10.19049/JSPED.2020.21.2.07
Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
Research Area : Social Science > Education
Received : May 11, 2020
Accepted : June 12, 2020
Published : June 30, 2020

Sharan Hari Shrestha ¹, Kyoung Gun Han ², Nam Raj Neupane ³

¹트리부반대학교
²단국대학교
³창원대학교

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[Purpose] The study is aimed to explore the existing challenges for instructing children with intellectual disability in Nepal. [Method] This is a qualitative research study followed by descriptive design. Study includes 5 special schools of Kathmandu Valley which were selected by purposive sampling method. Similarly, 15 respondent teachers out of which 5 head teachers and 10 teachers (2 teachers from each school) were selected by purposive sampling method. Data collected from classroom observations and interviews with teachers and head teachers were validated by getting reviewed with a special education expert. [Results] Study showed that improving curriculum to make it need-based, recruiting qualified teachers, strengthening home-school collaboration, preparing an actual IEP, and developing positive thinking in parents are the challenges. Furthermore, enhancing support services, strengthening school management, and making school system disability-friendly are also the challenges associated with effective instruction to the students. [Conclusion] There are a number of challenges which can be overcome by the joint effort from the strong tie among government’s desire, strength of the schools, and qualified teachers.

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Intellectual disability, Effective instruction, Qualified teachers, Nepal special education

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