Self-Determination of Persons with Sensory Disabilities

Abstract

This study aimed to determine female pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward self-determination skills for persons with sensory disabilities. Data were collected using a questionnaire of attitudes toward self-determination skills from 80 female pre-service teachers at Mu’tah University in Jordan to achieve the study’s aims. The findings indicated that their attitudes were positive. There were no statistically significant differences in teachers’ attitudes toward self-determination skills for persons with sensory disabilities depending on the academic year or previous experience with persons with disabilities. In contrast, there were statistically significant differences in attitudes due to the presence of a disability in the individual's family.