Promoting the Social Adjustment of Visually Impaired Students

This study seeks special education teachers’ perception of visually impaired students’ social adjustment in inclusive settings with qualitative & exploratory design. The sample of the study included 20 teachers working in inclusive schools in the Lahore district. A self-developed semi-structured interview protocol was administered to collect data with a purposive sampling technique. The instrument’s validity was assured by expert opinion (N=02). The instrument's reliability was confirmed through an extensive literature review. Four major themes were drawn from the thematic analysis of data i.e., teachers’ perception, problems of visually impaired students, peers influence, and teachers’ efforts. Findings revealed teachers perceive orientation and mobility, supportive behaviour, the least restrictive environment, assistive technology, and motivational support as major requirements for social adjustment of visually impaired students in an inclusive set-up. The study recommended appropriate training should be provided to teachers of inclusive settings about the social adjustment of visually impaired students

Developmental psychology · Exploratory research · Mathematics education · Medical education · Nonprobability sampling · Orientation and Mobility · Perception · Psychometrics · Qualitative research · Special education · Thematic analysis · Validity · Visually impaired · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Impact of Education Environments · Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement · Psychology · Social Psychology