Research Article
Children with Disabilities in India: An Unfolded Story
Tania Ghosh*
,
Sribas Goswami
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025
Pages:
169-178
Received:
1 September 2025
Accepted:
10 September 2025
Published:
9 December 2025
Abstract: Over the past four decades, Indian society has been more concerned with children's physical and mental disabilities as one of the main societal issues. Nonetheless, most individuals in this nation are still unable to distinguish between mental illness and special educational needs. Research in this field has advanced significantly in the social and medical sciences. It has been noted that awareness of the issue of physical and mental disability is increasing quickly. Such rapid growth in interest is involving more and more researchers doing studies on mental retardation which is in terms of producing a large accumulation of data on the general condition with which individuals with special educational needs are associated. The results show that there was a significant difference between the two groups with regard to class and type of school and shows that age at first recognized, among the psychosocial variables there is a statistically significant difference between the two groups in the domains of family burden. There is a difference between the two groups in other psychosocial variables like self-esteem, marital life, social support and social stigma but they are not statistically significant. Children with conditions like cerebral palsy or Down’s syndrome need to be assisted in feeding. Children with mental health issues cannot comprehend the messages. At the same time, Children with disabilities have a higher risk of conditions such as diabetes and hypertension which are high-risk factors for COVID-19 mortality. Therefore, study observes that children with disabilities need much more support than the rest of the population in the face of a pandemic. It can be concluded from the study that the parental psychosocial problems are found to be much severe during the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic.
Abstract: Over the past four decades, Indian society has been more concerned with children's physical and mental disabilities as one of the main societal issues. Nonetheless, most individuals in this nation are still unable to distinguish between mental illness and special educational needs. Research in this field has advanced significantly in the social and...
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Research Article
"Growth Mindset" as a Hidden Curriculum for the Gig Economy
Mohammed Zeinu Hassen*
Issue:
Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025
Pages:
179-184
Received:
29 October 2025
Accepted:
10 November 2025
Published:
9 December 2025
Abstract: This article examines the pervasive discourse of "growth mindset” within higher education, proposing that it functions as a powerful hidden curriculum at the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU). While presented as a psychological tool for empowering students, this curriculum may be socializing them with the ideal dispositions for navigating the precarious and demanding 21st-century labor market, particularly the burgeoning tech and gig economy in Ethiopia. Based on a proposed qualitative analysis of course syllabi and interviews with lecturers and students, this article explores how an emphasis on resilience, “productive failure," and radical personal responsibility prepares students to accept instability and constant self-optimization as natural and necessary. The analysis suggests that the growth mindset curriculum fosters three key themes: the glorification of persistence over structural support, the individualization of systemic barriers, and the normalization of continuous adaptation. The article draws parallels between this framework and the historical function of hidden curricula in producing compliant workers for different economic eras. It concludes that while the intentions behind instilling a growth mindset are often positive, its application in this university setting risks operating as a socially conservative force that aligns student psychology with the demands of a neoliberal economy, thereby discouraging critical examination of the systemic causes of inequality and precarity.
Abstract: This article examines the pervasive discourse of "growth mindset” within higher education, proposing that it functions as a powerful hidden curriculum at the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU). While presented as a psychological tool for empowering students, this curriculum may be soci...
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