Academic services to special needs students
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2022
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UMT, Lahore
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This research is to analyze academic services provided to special needs students in chitral and to find out about the services provided by the educational institution to the special needs students and also to investigate the roll of parents about their apprehensions regarding their children with disabilities. This research is also to find out that how academic services can be improved regarding the students with disabilities. The literature includes various disabilities for an instance autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability and hearing impairment including their characteristics, types and the services provided to students with such disabilities in Pakistan specifically Chitral. In methodology research is qualitative in nature. Population is parents and teachers in Chitral while the sample consisted of five parents of disabled children and five special educationists. Research instrument used was “in-depth interview” conducted in local language (khowar) and later transcribed into English and then collected data was coded and themes were generated and interpreted. The findings of the research were that there is very need of improved special education services, special education teachers, special education schools and centers and specially teacher training programs and workshops. In addition to all these there is also lack of awareness in the community, lack of research work and lack of attention from the government of Pakistan towards the children with special needs. And positive aspects are that the parents of children with disabilities accepts their disability and work for their betterment. This research will help in spreading the awareness in the locals, future researchers, parents and teachers in improving the quality of educational services for students with disabilities.