The Effect of vocational rehabilitation programs in improvement of self-concept of Qatari students with special needs

Abstract

The current research aims to show the impact of the vocational rehabilitation programs applied by the integration centers in public schools in the State of Qatar to improving the self-concept of students with disabilities who are integrated in the integration centers. And girls receive vocational rehabilitation programs, and the two groups of boys and girls do not receive vocational rehabilitation programs. The sample included students with intellectual disabilities and autism. The sample was controlled by matching age, intelligence, and nationality. The results of the research showed that there were statistically significant differences in the scores of the self-concept scale in favor of the groups that received rehabilitation programs. Compared to the two groups of boys and girls who were not provided with vocational rehabilitation programs, the results of the research also showed that autism students were weakly affected by vocational rehabilitation programs compared to students with intellectual disabilities. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]