Self Control of Special Children: An Exploratory Study

Jahan Ara Shams, Safia Janjua, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

Abstract


Special children are also part of the society and have equal rights of education like other children of the society. Self control (SC) is a fundamental skill which empowers people to be glad and effective, and it can and should be enhanced through education. It inculcates desirable behavior and eradicates undesirable behavior. Purpose of this study was to explore the nature of SC among special children which were physically handicapped. The study was qualitative in nature. Participants of the research were 15 special children (10 boys and 5 girls) and their mean age was 14.6 years. The context of the study was Mirpur AJK, Pakistan. A structured interview protocol was designed to explore the nature of SC. The interview was validated by the experts. Data taken from the interviews conducted on special children was then analyzed by using descriptive coding technique. The study revealed that special children have some of the aspects of good SC like empathy, find ease for others, do not create problems for others but they lacks many of the aspects like controlling anger, working for longer periods, thinking of long term consequences, try to do difficult tasks. It shows the poor SC in them that needs to be developed. So it is recommended to develop SC among special children through different healthy activities that should be included in the co-curricular activities during school times. Training sessions for the special teachers must include the knowledge of SC so they better able to develop good SC in their students.
Key words: Self control (SC), special children, Pakistan

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