This book ‘Education for the Challenged’ provides, an 

analysis from an international perspective of major issues 

facing the framework in inclusive education beginning with the 

Definition, Concept and Need of Inclusive Education focusing

current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches. The 

authors categorise inclusive education into 4 modules, each 

module dealing with a different challenge. Throughout, an 

eclectic approach combining qualitative and quantitative 

techniques are adopted in the modules such as Visually 

Impaired and Blind Children, Hearing Impaired and the Speech 

Impaired, Deprived Child and on Mental Retardation. This 

book provides a clear consistent framework to improve equity

and efficiency of Inclusive education. This book adheres to the 

M.Ed. syllabus of Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu.