ISSN 2320-5407 International Journal of Advanced Research (2016), Volume 4, Issue 4, 383-388 383 Journal homepage: http://www.journalijar.com INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Journal DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01 OF ADVANCED RESEARCH RESEARCH ARTICLE PREPARING COMPETENT TEACHER FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY. Ratan Sarkar. Research Scholar, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Faculty of Disability Management and Special Education, Coimbatore-641020, Tamil Nadu. Manuscript Info Abstract Manuscript History: Received: 14 February 2016 Final Accepted: 28 March 2016 Published Online: April 2016 Key words: Technology, Competent Teacher, Inclusive Education, Children with Special Needs. *Corresponding Author Ratan sarkar. The present era is called as the era of inclusion. As a result of social justice and human rights movement non-discriminatory education has now become one of the fundamental human rights of all including children with special needs (CWSN). To ensure this fundamental right inclusive education is the most viable option. Inclusive education is premised on a philosophy of educational reform which ensures that all children should learn together despite of their individual differences in any aspects and school must recognize and respond to the diverse needs of students, accommodating both different styles and rates of learning (Lipsky & Gartner, 1999). An extensive research literature provides evidence that learning in and achievement of learner highly depends upon the competence of teachers (Gustafsson, 2003; OECD, 2005). Teacher competence is nothing but ‘a complex combination of knowledge, skills, understanding, values, attitudes, visions of professionalism, theories of teaching and learning, quality cultures, socio- cultural perspectives, and desire which lead to the effective implementation of teaching learning process and help in achieving its stipulated goals. Technology in education which refers to any hardware, software, tools, internet services, or equipments plays a vital role in the success of teaching learning process. Research supports that technology can play a vital role in enhancing the quality and competence of teacher and is used as remedial and compensatory alternative which circumvents deficits while capitalizing on an individual’s strengths. However, the single most important factor in determining the success of technology in the education is a teacher who is comfortable with and knowledgeable about technology devices and its usefulness. Here lies the significance of technology education among teacher in order to enable them to cater the diverse needs of the CWSN in inclusive settings. The present paper attempts to bring forth the role of technology in enhancing the teachers’ competency to meet the varied needs of CWSN in inclusive settings. This paper also highlights necessary steps to be taken for preparing competent teachers with sound knowledge of technology for successful implementation of inclusive education. Copy Right, IJAR, 2016,. All rights reserved. Introduction:- Inclusive education has gained the acceptance as a process to reform education systems for ensuring quality education for all learners across the world. As a result of its success to address equal rights to education in different parts of the world, inclusive education is now considered as a viable strategy to create learning friendly environments for children/ persons with special needs, children from different ethnicity and language diversity,