Educational Integration for special needs students into general schools in  the State of Kuwait, from the perspective of those working in the same field ((A comparative study between the current situation and the desired situation)

Hadi Alanezi, Saleh; Mohsen Al-saeedi, Ahmed; Sadiq Alawad, Abdulaziz

doi:10.21608/jsre.2019.70015

Educational Integration for special needs students into general schools in the State of Kuwait, from the perspective of those working in the same field ((A comparative study between the current situation and the desired situation)

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10.21608/jsre.2019.70015

Abstract

Abstract:
The study aims at identifying the current situation and the desired situation to implement the educational integration strategy for special needs education in general education schools in the State of Kuwait. The sample of the study consisted of (125) individuals working with special needs (superintendent, headmaster, head of department and teacher). A questionnaire consisted of (24) items distributed on (4) questions as follows:
Question 1: Are there statistically significant differences between the current situation and the expected situation in the extent of interest of the Ministry of Education of special needs students from the point of view of the participants in the study?
Question 2: Are there statistically significant differences between the current situation and the desired situation among the respondents about the effectiveness of means of communication in integrating with special needs students?
Question 3: Are there statistically significant differences between the current situation and the desired situation among the respondents about the effectiveness of cooperation between the concerned authorities in integrating special needs student ?
Question 4: Are there statistically significant differences between the current situation and the expected situation on the effectiveness of educational and social support in integrating special needs students?
The results of the study showed that there is a huge gap between the current situation and the expected situation for the four questions
As for the hoped-for situation, it ranged between (3.533) and (3.80), which is largely agreed - and this indicates a huge gap between the current situation and the hoped-for integration of people with special needs, according to the respondents.

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