INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR THE PARENTS/GUARDIAN ~ Dr Manju Antil (Counselling Psychologist and Psychotherapist)

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi

Department of Education of Groups with Special Needs(DEGSN)

Reasonable Accommodations for Children with Disabilities in Schools

INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR THE PARENTS/GUARDIAN

Date : …../..…/….............

Place:……………………

Project Fellow………………….

Instructions: Please obtain information from the parents/guardian through interview and fill up the blank areas with the relevant information. Please do Tick (√) whichever is applicable in the optional items, more than one option may be chosen. This information will be used for research purpose only. Complete confidentiality will be maintained for your responses.

PART-A: GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of Parent/Guardian:……………………………..Age: ……… Gender: Male 1 Female 2 .

2. Relationship with student: …………………………

3. Socio-economical category :

General	1
OBC	2
SC	3
ST	4
Minority	5
Disability	6	…………………………

4. Name of Student:…………………………………. Age: ………Gender: Male 1 Female 2

Class:………………………… . Disability ….………………………………………………….

5. Name of the school : …………………………………………………………………………….

6. Postal address: ………….……………….………………………………………………………..

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7. Locality:

Urban	1
Rural	2

TYPES OF FAMILY:

Nuclear	1
Joint	2
Extended	3
Broken	4

9. Familial compositions and Information

Code:

Gender: Male-1, Female-2;

Relation with the child: Father-1, Mother-2, Brother-3, Sister-4, G.Father-5, G.Mother-6, Uncle-7,

Aunt-8, Anyother-9;

Educational Qualification: Illiterate-1, Primary-2, Under matric - 3, Matric-4, 12th-5, Graduation-6, PG-7,

Technical-8,

Occupation: Govt. Service - 1, Pvt.Serive-2, Business-3, Agriculture-4, Labour-5,

Homemaker-6, seasonal worker=7Student-8, Other-specify-9

Educational Support: Good-1, Fair-2,Poor-3,Not- known-4

Interaction with the child: Good-1, Fair-2,Poor-3,Not- known-4

Marital Status: Married-1, Unmarried-2, Divorced-3

Disability, if any: Non-disabled-0, Locomotor disability -1, leprosy cured person -2, cerebral palsy -3, dwarfism -4, muscular dystrophy -5, acid attack victims -6, blindness -7, low-vision -8, deafness -9, hard of hearing -10, speech & language disability -11, intellectual disability -12, specific learning disabilities -13, autism spectrum disorder -14, mental illness -15, multiple sclerosis -16, parkinson’s disease -17, haemophilia -18, thalassemia -19, sickle cell disease -20, multiple disabilities -21 and deaf-blindness -22

S.No.	Name of the family members	Age	Gender	Relation with the child	Educational Qualification	Occupation	Income Per month	Educational support	Interaction with the child	Marital Status	Disability, if any
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4
5
6

PART-B: SPECIFIC Information

1. Are all your children enrolled and attending school? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please give the details of the children:

S. No	Name of the children	Age	Sex	Class attending/completed

If not, give the reasons: …………………………………………………………………………

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2. Are you a member of School Management Committee (SMC)? Yes 1 No 2

3. If not, is any other parent of SwD serving as a member of SMC? Yes 1 No 2

4. Have you ever noticed any difficulties in your child with respect of his/her studies?

Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please mention

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5. Has/have teacher(s) conveyed any difficulty/made any complaints about the child’s learning and participation in school /classroom activities? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please mention

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6. Have you noticed something unusual in learning style of your child? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, what had you observed?

7. Is school accessible for your child? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, what are the facilities available you came across that are making the school accessible?

If no, what will you recommend in the school for making it accessible?

8. Is the school or classroom providing opportunities to your child for learning and participation? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, how? Please mention

9. Does your child find the curriculum difficult for him/her and is struggling to learn?

Yes 1 No 2

If yes, what are the complaints he/she makes…

Does your child require different curriculum or modified curriculum? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, what are the modifications, he/she requires……….

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Is your child showing improvement different aspects of his/her development? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please mention the area in which the child is showing improvement

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Are you satisfied with the teaching-learning process conducted in the classroom?

Yes 1 No 2

If no, what are the changes you may suggest?

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Are the TLM, teaching aids, equipment, devices used by the teacher appropriate for your child ? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, what are the modifications, he/she requires……….

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If not what is recommended

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Does your child use any kinds of supportive aids & appliances, devices etc.? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please mention the names of the devices and how these devices are helping him/her?

15. Are you satisfied with the methods of assessment of performance of your child in the classroom/school? Yes 1 No 2

If no, please mention the changes you desire for your child …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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16. Do your child availing the services provided by the resource centres ? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please mention the kind of services the child is receiving

If no, what are the services required by the child

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17. Do you feel that your child has been accepted by the school? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please mention the aspects of your school you like most

If no, please mention the changes you want for your child

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18. Are you receiving any support from teachers or any other school staff with respect to development of your child? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please mention the kind of support you are receiving

If no, please mention the kind of support you require

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19. Does your child get all following facilities necessary for his/her education in school

Free text-books	1
Mid-day meals	2
Uniform	3
Stipends	4
Transport allowance	5
Reader allowance	6
Escort allowance	7
Assistive devices	8
Equipments, educational aids and individual TLM	9
Hostel	10
Therapeutic services	11
Technological aids	12
Any other ( please specify)	13	………………………………

20. Do you get complaints from your child’s classmates or playmates about child's behaviour? Yes 1 No 2

21. Do other children repeatedly nag/make fun of your child? Yes 1 No 2

22. Do other children behave rudely with your child? Yes 1 No 2

23. Are other children scared and/or disturbed of your child at home/play/school? Yes 1 No 2

24. Do you face daily hassles in the family, because of this child? Yes 1 No 2

25. Does the child complete his/her daily routine activities without creating problems?

Yes 1 No 2

26. Does your child play with other children in the neighbourhood? Yes 1 No 2

27. Do you feel bad to take your child out and participate in social functions? Yes 1 No 2

28. Do you pay more attention to this child than others? Yes 1 No 2

29. Have you ever discussed the problem of this child with any/all of the following :

Teacher
Medical professional
Psychologist
Psychiatrist
Counsellor
Any other (specify………………………………………………………………………….…)

30. Have you followed the instructions given by these professionals? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, what is the improvement in learning of your child?

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31. Do you think that the lack of the provision of school facilities is responsible for the stagnancy in your child? Yes 1 No 2

32. Do you think that the teachers are able to manage the child’s learning in school?

Yes 1 No 2

33. Do you think that the school is responsible for the learning activities of your child? Yes 1 No 2

34. Are you thinking to shift your child to other school? Yes 1 No 2

35. Have you ever shifted your child from one school to another? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please give details of changes in schools-

S.No.	Name of the school	Age of the child	class	Duration of schooling	Reasons for change
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3
4

36. Have you ever requested the teacher for the following :

Change his/her section	1
Seating arrangement	2
Change in rows	3
Any other (please specify)	4	……………………….

37. Have you ever noticed the effects of changes? Yes 1 No 2

If yes, please mention the effects of changes

38. Do you think that the rude/discriminatory behaviour of the teachers is responsible for

slow improvement in your child? Yes 1 No 2

39. Do you find that the child is not getting enough opportunity to participate in curricular and

co-curricular activities (sports/games/art and craft/ cultural activities etc.)? Yes 1 No 2

40. Do you visit the school regularly for knowing the child’s academic progress? Yes 1 No 2

41. Do you attend the regular Parents Teachers Meeting/ School Development Committee-

meetings? Yes 1 No 2

42. Suggestions for improvement :

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Thanking you for your valuable time, efforts and suggestions for improvement in teaching and learning process in the school.

Department of Education of Groups with Special Needs (DEGSN)

National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT),

New Delhi-110016

Email: vinay.singh303@yahoo.com

Whatsapp:9654319691