Parental Involvement in the Educational Programs Offered for their Intellectual Disabilities Children in Jordan

Abstract

This study investigated the parental involvement in the educational programs offered for their intellectual disabilities children in Jordan. The study sample consisted of (182) parents of intellectual disabilities children in Mafraq and Irbid governorates during the first semester of the academic year (2019/2020). To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire of (61) items was identified. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were enssured. The results of the study indicated that the parental involvement in the educational programs offered for their intellectual disabilities children in special education institutions in Jordan came with an average level. The results also showed that there were statistical significant differences in the parental involvement in the educational programs offered for their intellectual disabilities children in special education institutions in Jordan attributed to gender. And there were no statistical significant differences in the parental involvement in the educational programs offered for their intellectual disabilities children in special education institutions in Jordan attributed to variables (educational qualification, age, monthly income). The study recommended to emphasizing the special education institutions on the importance of parental involvement in the educational programs offered for their intellectual disabilities children, and working to facilitate ways of communication between special education specialists and parents