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D.Ed. Special Education (MR)

Duration -

2 Years

Eligibility Criteria
10+2 with minimum 50% marks. (as per RCI Norms).
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Prevalence of Mental Retardation is significant in urban as well as in rural areas. The history of training of professional in the field of mental retardation is of recent origin in India.

The D.Ed. Special Education (MR) programme aims to develop professionals for special education in the current millennium. The programme will enable learners to acquire knowledge, develop competencies and practice skills to impart education to children with mental retardation.

The general objective of the programme is to prepare special teachers at pre-primary (Nursery, kindergarten etc.) and primary (l to lV – lower primary and V to VII – upper primary) levels. The important objectives relate to:

Acquiring knowledge about:

  • Various aspects of disability, its impact and management.
  • Educational needs of the children with disability and their management.
  • Various areas of child development and the relevant mental processes.

Development of skills regarding:

  • Personal, professional and social competencies and skills required in teachers.
  • Classroom management techniques.

Develop proper attitudes towards:

  • Teaching profession and role of teachers in changing society.
  • Guiding children and solving their academic/ behavior problems.

Areas of study include:

Introduction to Disabilities, Human growth development & life span approach, Educational assessment, Teaching strategies and Material Development, Therapeutics Persons with mental retardation and associated disabilities, Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities Programme for associated disabilities (Autistic & CP).

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