تقييم البرامج و الخدمات المقدمة للأطفال ذوي الإعاقة الذهنية و اضطراب التوحد، في ضوء معايير الجودة الأردنية

Abstract EN

This study traces the development of the educational programs and services provided for children with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism in centers and institutions of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and in accordance to Jordanian Standards.

The study population comprises (160) Jordanian centers and institutions in three districts (Middle, North, South) that provide educational programs and services to children challenged with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism.

Two tools are designed to gather data related to efficiency levels of the educational programs and services provided by Jordanian centers and institutions working in this field.

The first tool consists of (8) dimensions and (89) indicators to determine the efficiency of Intellectual Disability programs.

The second one consists of (8) dimensions and (110) indicators to determine the efficiency of Autism programs.

Both tools are tested for validity and reliability.

Results shows that there is one aspect Intellectual disability programs that maintain high efficiency level; the aspect of programs and services, with a mean of (.75) While three aspects had medium level of efficiency: educational environment with a mean of (.66), evaluation with a mean of (.65), administration and staff with a mean of (.47).

The other four aspects have lower efficiency levels: vision, philosophy and mission with a mean of (.32), family support, enablement, and participation with a mean of (.31), self evaluation and inclusion and transitional services, both with a mean of (.28).

Results also indicate that there is one aspect of Autism programs that show high efficiency level; the aspect of programs and services, with a mean of (.68) whereas three aspects show medium efficiency levels: evaluation with a mean of (.66), educational environment with a mean of (.55), administration and staff with a mean of (.37).

The remaining four aspects show lower efficiency levels: the aspect of vision, philosophy and mission with a mean of (.33), family support, enablement and participation and inclusion and transitional services both with a mean of (.31), and then of self evaluation with a mean of (.30).