International Journal of Education and Management Studies

Dhanabati Devi Ningombam ¹, Nutankumar S. Thingujam ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, Sikkim University, Gangtok, IN
2 Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, IN

Abstract

Technological advancement has made teaching and learning much easier. However, teachers' role in students' life can't be undermined. The purpose of the present study is to examine if students' perceived academic support from the teacher is related to different personality traits of the students. Seventy three students (females = 33) in Xth standard in Manipur responded to standardized measures of personality (John & Srivastava, 1999) and perceived teacher academic support (Chen, 2008). The results showed that students' perception of the teachers' academic support was correlated positively and significantly with extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness but insignificant with neuroticism and openness to experience of the students. The results are discussed on the basis of the importance of training students in acquiring certain personality traits in order to receive greater academic support from the teachers.

Keywords

Teacher Academic Support, Personality, Teaching, Learning.

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Dhanabati Devi Ningombam ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Education, Sikkim University, Gangtok, IN

Abstract

As per the 2011 census report of the government of Manipur there are 54,110 differently-abled persons m the state of Manipur. Therefore, it is highly pertinent to address the academic mam streaming of the differently-abled individuals m Manipur. In this context the present study surveyed 30 high schools including the government and private schools imlmphal area, the capital of Manipur. The main objective of the study was to find out the practice of inclusive education m different schools of Manipur state. The data were collected with the help of semi-structure interview method. The data were collected from one representative member of each school, that is, the principal or the teacher of the school. It was found that inclusive education was practiced m some schools. However, there was absence of the practice of inclusive education m many other schools. The current findings show that we need to do more for the implementation of inclusive education in the Indian state of Manipur.

Keywords

Inclusive Education, Differently-Abled, Main Streaming, High School.

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