Quality of life of teachers of children with disabilites

Abstract

This survey study aimed at investigating the level of QOL of special education teachers (n=137) working in schools that provide special education services at the Ministry of Education in the 2013/2014 academic years in Jordan. Data from this study was collected using a quality of life scale that was designed, validated, and implemented to measure and assess these teachers’ perceptions of their quality of life within three main domains: the social, the physical, and the psychological domains. Results from this study showed that the overall QOL level was high. While the social domain showed to be the lowest domain of their QOL, the physical and psychological domains were the highest. Results also indicated that there were no significant differences in teachers’ level of QOL due to gender. Yet, significant differences were found in teachers’ level of QOL in special education settings particularly between the hearing impairments teachers and the learning disabilities teachers in favor of the learning disabilities. Discussion and recommendations are presented in the study.