Vocational Qualification in Special Education Centers in Ramallah Governorate

Abstract

This study seeks to identify the "vocational qualification in special education centers in Ramallah governorate" and its relationship to the variables (educational qualification and years of experience). For this purpose, a questionnaire was developed consisting of (39) items distributed in (6) areas: (professional evaluation, vocational guidance, professional preparation, vocational training, operation and follow-up) to verify its validity and reliability indications.

The study community consisted of all workers in special education centers that provide vocational rehabilitation services in Ramallah governorate with (40) workers. As for the sample, it consisted of (38) workers, i.e. (95%) of the study population, and for this purpose the descriptive approach was used in the study. The results showed that vocational rehabilitation in special education centers in Ramallah governorate came to a medium degree, with a percentage of (70.9%)., the field of professional evaluation obtained the highest arithmetic average of (3.81), followed by the field of vocational training with an arithmetic average of (3.68), then the field of professional preparation with a arithmetic average of (3.64), followed by the field of vocational guidance and counseling with an arithmetic average of (3.38), followed by the field of follow-up with an average of Arithmetic (3.30), then the operating range with an arithmetic mean (3.21). The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the averages of vocational qualification in special education centers in Ramallah governorate due to the variable years of experience, as well as to the fields. As for the recommendations that were developed through the study, the most important of them was to work on developing the vocational rehabilitation process on a permanent and continuous basis by following up on the global development of this rehabilitation process, and raising the efficiency of workers, as well as during the continuous training courses, in order to keep them up to date with developments in the field of vocational rehabilitation. And seek to activate the employment laws for individuals with disabilities and encourage employers to implement these laws.