Evaluating the quality of training programs for teachers of students with disabilities in Najran, Saudi Arabi

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the quality and differences in training programs for teachers of students with disabilities according to gender variables, years of experience, and academic qualification. And the descriptive method was used by the survey method. The sample of the study consisted of (149) male and female teachers who were selected from among the teachers of students with disabilities who have undergone teacher training programs in the Najran region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire was used as a tool to collect data. The results showed that the degree of evaluating the quality of the training programs for teachers of students with disabilities as a whole obtained an arithmetic average (3.38) with a moderate grade, and the results showed that there are statistically significant differences in the degree of evaluation of the quality of the training programs for teachers of students with disabilities as a whole from the viewpoint of the study sample due to the two variables of years of experience. In favor of the category of more than 10 years and the academic qualification in favor of the postgraduate category, while there were no statistical differences due to the gender variable. The study recommended that the Ministry of Education and its departments and institutions, and those in charge of setting educational policies, adopt a strategic plan to ensure the efficiency of training programs for teachers of students with disabilities