إسهام علم الاجتماع في مجال ذوي الإعاقة في المجتمع القطري : دراسة تحليل مضمون

Abstract EN

The current study aims to offer an analytical reading of the reality in caring for people with disabilities.

This was performed in as an attempt to identify possible contributions in enhancing the care of less able individuals within society.

This study uses a proactive vision to highlight a possible paradigm to help individuals with disabilities specifically within the Qatari society.

This study was conducted using 47 Qatari publications that investigated various professions that specialize in the care of disabled individuals, in the period from 1990 to 2018.

The results indicated that 2.1% of the publications were conducted prior to 1990, but the majority of these investigations emerged in the last five years (87.2%).

Furthermore, 95.7% of the articles were administered and published in Qatar.

In terms of research focus, 57.5% of the publications and 42.5% of them examined specific disabilities such as hearing, motor, visual and mental disabilities.

The findings show that there is an absence of explicit or implicit consideration of a proactive vision for the development of care for people with disabilities in Qatar.

The results also indicated that although all institutions operating in Qatar provide websites with access to international information on disabilities, very few institutions including information such as the exact year of their establishment, and only six institutions showed that they were offering a comprehensive service (e.g., educational, medical, social, psychological and counseling).

The researcher concluded that there is a need to establish a scientific database to document academic studies that care and investigate individuals with special needs such as universities and social service institutions, within the Qatari society.

Such information can be used by professionals in medicine, education, social services, psychology and sociology in understanding client care and developing a higher-quality support network for those who suffer from disabilities in Qatar