Department of Special Needs Education

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    Effectiveness of the Curriculum Taught in Government Institutions for Mentally Challenged Children in Lahore
    (University of Management & Technology, 2017) Saima Shirazi
    The goal of special education in the current era is more towards effectiveness rather than access. The analysis of the effectiveness of curriculum and other procedures employed for teaching is of paramount importance. The research conducted currently was aimed to find the effectiveness of curriculum for mentally challenged children in government schools. The objectives of the study included the intended to investigate the effectiveness of mentally challenged children in government schools of Lahore. The study will also explore and compare the perception of parents and teachers about the effectiveness of curriculum. Furthermore, the study will highlight the gaps in implementation of curriculum and lastly, the differences in curriculum effectiveness on the basis of school years, the children have attended, will also be underlined. Case study design was triangulation method research. Fifteen cases were selected, and data was collected by using a checklist filled by their teachers, parents and after that the observations of MCC were recorded to compare the responses of parents and teachers and to pinpoint the gaps in implementation of curriculum effectively. The data was analyzed qualitatively by using thematic analysis. The frequencies were also calculated to report the results of checklist. The data analysis is comprised in two sections. First section is explaining the descriptive information about the sample of the study. The second section will answer the research questions one by one. opinions of parents and teachers. According to qualitative results, teaching method, implementation of curriculum goals. The researcher suggested the use of technology, alternate teaching strategies, increased maturity level of teachers, interaction with students needs further improvement, and a solid monitoring techniques for this system.