Methodology
It was a survey based investigation carried out by interviewing
the parents of Mentally Retarded children. The
sample constituted 80 mentally-retarded children and
their parents. A structured interview schedule was prepared
for the mentally-retarded children’s parents and
the schedule consisted of questions regarding socioeconomic
background of mentally-retarded children, parental
lifestyle, the circumstances that led to the birth of
child with mental retardation, and parental perception
towards the school for the mentally-retarded children.
The data was collected by interviewing the parent of the
children constituting the sample by the investigator herself
after getting the information and cooperation from
the school administration. The data so collected were
analyzed and interpreted by applying descriptive statistical
techniques like percentage, proportion and average.