Abstract :
The purpose of the study was to analyze sports and facilities offered by schools for intellectually challenged children in Tamilnadu. The Intellectually Challenged Schools are taken from all over the State of Tamilnadu. Tamilnadu is structurally a part of Southern India. There are around 120 registered Intellectually Challenged Schools in Tamilnadu. The questionnaire comprises 50 statements about survey of sports and facilities available for the Intellectually Challenged Children in the Schools of Tamilnadu State. The research scholar received 108 responses from the heads of the various Intellectually Challenged Schools out of which 90 responses were complete. Only 58 out of 90 completely filled responses were received from the heads of various Intellectually Challenged Schools in Tamilnadu by mail. The remaining 32 was collected by the researcher himself personally. After receiving information/questionnaire from schools, the data comprising of scores for each school in each question of questionnaire were analyzed by converting raw scores into percentage. This percentage was then analyzed to obtain a clear understanding of sports facilities and their utilization in the schools of Intellectually Challenged. For the purpose of analyses and interpretation of the findings and descriptive statistics was used. Majority of the special schools reported that sports facilities such us athletics, badminton, basketball, bocce, bowling, community games, cricket, cycling, handball soccer, softball table tennis, volleyball and others games are available based on the student’s requirements.
Author Name : S. Pasupathy Kumar & Dr. S. Alagesan
Keywords: Sports Facilities, Intellectually Challenged Children.
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