International Journal of Education and Psychological Research

(Print and Online Peer Reviewed Journal)


Print - ISSN: 2349 - 0853
e - ISSN: 2279 - 0179

VOLUME 4 - ISSUE 4

(December 2015)

Adjustment Patterns of Students with Learning Disability in Government Schools of Chandigarh


Authors: [1] Samriti Sharma [2] Puneet Sandhu [3] Dr. Dazy Zarabi

Pages: 126-139

Abstract:

Adjustment is a necessary characteristic to live a peaceful and balanced life as a fully-functional individual. Adjustment refers to the harmonious relationship between a person and his living environment. The present study aimed at analyzing the adjustment difficulties, namely emotional, social and educational adjustment of students with learning disabilities in Government schools of Chandigarh. The schools are divided into twenty clusters for administrative purposes. Out of these twenty clusters, one was randomly selected for the present study. The study was conducted on a sample of thirty five students randomly selected from the total number of learning disabled present in the cluster undertaken. The standardized tool used was the Sinha and Singh’s (1995) Adjustment Inventory for School students. The results indicate a deficit in all three areas of adjustment. The students show severe problems in educational adjustment while there are problems in emotional and social adjustment as well. We found 51.4 percent, 42.8 percent and 31.4 percent students at unsatisfactory level of educational, emotional and social adjustment respectively. The results found that social and educational adjustment are correlated since educational activities take place in a social environment. On the contrary emotional and educational adjustment was not found to be correlated in learning disabled students due to the deficit in emotional regulation.