IMPACT OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

Poonam Sonawane; Dr. Asha Thoke

doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/EJYP6

Authors

Poonam Sonawane Ph.D. Scholar at Department of Education and Extension,Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. India
Dr. Asha Thoke I/C Principal at Ashoka College of Education, Nashik affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/EJYP6

Abstract

The current corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound impact, not only on people’s health, but also on how they learn, work and live. Among the most important challenges created by COVID-19 is how to adapt a system of education built around physical schools. At its peak, more than 188 countries, encompassing around 91% of enrolled learners worldwide, closed their schools to try to contain the spread of the virus.According to UNESCO report, due to COVID-19 more than 1 billion students were affected by school closures. Among that large number of students, students with disabilities need to be given specific attention as they tend to have fewer educational opportunities outside school because of various barriers like Non availability of appropriate teaching and learning materials, unaffordable technical devices to learn, Modes of instruction used during the pandemic were inaccessible for several reasons, including, in particular, lack of adequate infrastructure.

This review-based paper focused on impact of covid 19 on online teaching in inclusive classroom and Challenges faced by teachers and government officials like nonacademic work, financial insecurity, technical problems, lack of training to deal with technology, inactive responses from students etc. And also, provisions for Children with Special Needs.

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