The impact of emotional development on academic achievement of students with visual impairments: A comparative study of segregated and inclusive school settings
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Socio-emotional development, Academic achievement, Visual impairment, Emotional resilience, Elementary schools in LahoreAbstract
A research investigation was conducted to assess the variations in emotional growth between visually impaired students enrolled in inclusive schools and those in segregated schools. The research sample consisted of 90 visually impaired students from various elementary schools in Lahore. Researchers developed the Emotional Development Scale (EDS) to gather data. The findings revealed a notable distinction in emotional development between visually impaired students in inclusive schools and those in segregated schools, both overall and across all dimensions of the emotional development scale. Moreover, the study indicated that visually impaired students attending inclusive schools exhibited higher levels of emotional maturity compared to their counterparts in segregated schools.
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