School Leaders’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Learning Disabilities: Implications for Support in Inclusive Schools in the Sultanate of Oman

Mahmoud Mohamed Emam*, Hussain Alkharusi

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نتاج البحث: المساهمة في مجلةArticleمراجعة النظراء

5 الاقتباسات (SciVal)

ملخص

The study examined school leaders’ and teachers’ perceptions of Learning Disabilities (LDs) in Key Stage1 Schools in a sample drawn from schools in Muscat, the capital city of Oman. A sample of 175 school leaders and 175 teachers completed The Survey on Learning Disabilities (SLD), an instrument developed to explore beliefs and perceptions of the causes of LDs. A principal component analysis indicated that six factors underlie perceptions of LDs: The governmental formal educational system, repertoire of teachers’ skills and school support, familial and cultural background, students, academic curriculum, and social change. Multivariate analyses showed that school leaders perceive more strongly than teachers that the governmental formal educational system and academic curriculum as main causal factors for LDs. Implications for support of students with LDs in inclusive settings in Oman are discussed.

اللغة الأصليةEnglish
الصفحات (من إلى)475-492
عدد الصفحات18
دوريةInternational Journal of Disability, Development and Education
مستوى الصوت65
رقم الإصدار5
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرPublished - سبتمبر 3 2018

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