Role Of Education In Mental Retardation : A Study on Childs

Abstract

Education imparts knowledge, understanding and skill. It is also supposed to develop in each, individual a rational outlook and approach to perceive, analyse and adopt the- changes taking place all around. The government of India had set up a Kothari Commission on education and it is for the first time the commission has thought over the equalization of educational opportunities without any consideration of race, caste and community. The Kothari Commission (1964-66) had recommended the education of disabled children in regular schools. The national policy of education,(NPE) 1986 focuses special attention on the education of disabled children for achieving the goal of education for all.