Annual Report - National Council Of Educational Research And ...

3. Department of Education of
Groups with Special Needs
NCERT undertakes research, development, training and
extension activities related to issues and problems of
education of children with disabilities and children from
socially disadvantaged groups, viz., Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes, Educationally Backward Minorities, and
other groups having Special Needs and providing their
inclusion in general schools.
The Department of Education of Groups with Special Needs has been working in
the area of education of children with disabilities, education of children from
socially disadvantaged groups like the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
and education of minorities by focusing on the problems and difficulties faced
by these children in gaining access to education. Implementation of an inclusive
system of education for all assumes greater significance of systemic reforms
especially in the context of the socially disadvantaged and the persons with
disability. Keeping this in mind, the department has been involved in various
programmes for the inclusion of children and youth with disabilities, children
belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and those belonging to
minorities in education. The department has undertaken a number of research,
development, training programmes and extension activities for making education
accessible to the disadvantaged groups including the learners with disabilities.
THE KEY FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE
� carrying out researches to review the existing activities and suggesting new
initiatives in the field of education of persons with disabilities and those
belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the minorities;
� organising training programmes, both face-to-face and through EDUSAT,
for teachers, teacher educators and policy makers to sensitise and train them
in strategies for providing quality education and equal educational
opportunities to children belonging to the vulnerable groups;
Annual Report 2010-11
Annual Report 2010-11