ERIC Number: EJ1276390
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-2634-7172
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Faculty Attitudes and Knowledge Regarding Inclusion and Accommodations of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Students: A United Arab Emirates Case Study
Benkohila, Amel; Elhoweris, Hala; Efthymiou, Efthymia
Psycho-Educational Research Reviews, v9 n2 p100-111 Aug 2020
: University students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) might have lower attendance and graduation rates and lower academic performance when faculty show negative attitudes toward their inclusion at university. Limited research examines faculty's attitudes and willingness to provide students with disabilities reasonable accommodations for their successful inclusion in university in the UAE. The goal of this study was to investigate factors associated with faculty's attitudes and willingness for university students with disabilities' inclusion and accommodations. The impact of teaching experience, prior contact with students with disabilities, and severity of disability on the faculty attitudes and willingness were studied. One hundred twenty-five faculty members were recruited at a public university in Abu Dhabi to participate into a one-year quantitative study that explored their attitudes and willingness. Findings showed that the faculty had positive attitudes and willingness to provide students with disabilities with accommodations under three conditions: (1) their inclusion was fair and beneficial, academically and socially; (2) learning environment, curriculum and teaching, enhance their inclusion when faculty have less teaching load and more time; and (3) more faculty training is needed for using accommodations in classroom. Policy and practice implications concerning the students' inclusion and reasonable accommodations are discussed.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Positive Attitudes, College Faculty, Knowledge Level, Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, College Students, Special Education, Student Needs, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Public Colleges, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Experience, Severity (of Disability), Faculty Workload, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi)
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