Inclusive education has been touted as a strategy for providing educational opportunity in India, but little is known about whether and how Indian educators provide such opportunities. This study focused on Indian educators? perceptions of inclusive practices in their own schools. A total of 160 teachers and 15 headteachers from randomly selected secondary schools in the Indian state of West Bengal participated in the study. Surveys were distributed to collect and analyse responses. Interviews were also used to learn more about the views of the school leaders on specific issues concerning learners with special needs. In addition, classroom observations were conducted to corroborate survey and interview data. Collected data were analysed descriptively. Findings revealed that headteachers and teachers perceived that their schools were not implementing inclusive practices.

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印度教育者对中学实施包容性做法的看法

融合教育一直被吹捧为在印度提供教育机会的战略，但对于印度教育工作者是否以及如何提供这种机会知之甚少。这项研究的重点是印度的教育工作者？对自己学校的包容性实践的看法。印度西孟加拉邦随机抽取的中学共有160名教师和15名校长参加了这项研究。分发调查以收集和分析响应。访谈还用于了解学校领导者在与有特殊需求的学习者有关的特定问题上的观点。此外，还进行了课堂观察，以证实调查和访谈数据。描述性地分析收集的数据。