An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Common forms of communication among teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem schools, and the challenges they face

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2022-11-12
2023-10-25
None - None

Keywords

  • The Common Forms of Communication
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Students
  • Challenges.

Abstract

The study aimed at examining the forms of communication used by teachers with students of autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem, as well as identifying the challenges that teachers face in communicating with students on the autism spectrum in Jerusalem. The two researchers relied on the questionnaire as a research tool, and they used the descriptive correlative approach as a method for the study. The study sample included (97) male and female teachers in kindergartens and schools on the autism spectrum, and the researchers concluded several results, the most important of which are: the arithmetic average of the field of verbal communication reached (3.89) with a percentage of (77.9) and a high value, and the arithmetic average of the field of non-verbal communication was ( 3.41) with a percentage of (68.3) with a high value. The arithmetic average of the field of challenges of communicating with the autistic child faced by teachers was (0.80) with a percentage of (80.5) with a high value. The results also showed that there were no differences in the responses of the study sample between the average responses of teachers to common forms of communication with children on the autism spectrum according to the variables of (gender, the level of educational qualification), and the presence of differences in the responses of the study sample according to the variables of (years of experience of 5 years to less than 10 years and the age of the younger age group of the sample from 21 to 30). Also, there are no differences in the responses of the study sample between the average responses of teachers to the challenges they face with children on the autism spectrum due to the variables of (gender, level of educational qualification, age), and there are differences in the responses of the study sample to the variable of (years of experience of 5 years to less than 10 years). The two researchers reached several recommendations, the most important of which are: increasing the awareness of educators on the importance of communication programs such as the Lovaz program, and working on training teachers on how to use programs that work on communicating with children with autism.

Recommended Citation

Othman, N. A., & elrhman-Othman, S. A. (2024). Common forms of communication among teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem schools, and the challenges they face. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 38(7). https://doi.org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2234
[1]N. A. Othman and S. A. elrhman-Othman, “Common forms of communication among teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem schools, and the challenges they face,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 38, no. 7, Jul. 2024, doi: 10.35552/0247.38.7.2234.
Othman, Nora Alhaj, and Suhad Abd elrhman-Othman. “Common Forms of Communication among Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jerusalem Schools, and the Challenges They Face.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 38, no. 7, July 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2234.
1.Othman NA, elrhman-Othman SA. Common forms of communication among teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem schools, and the challenges they face. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2024 Jul;38(7). Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2234
Othman, Nora Alhaj, and Suhad Abd elrhman-Othman. “Common Forms of Communication among Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jerusalem Schools, and the Challenges They Face.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 38, no. 7 (July 2024). https://doi.org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2234.

أشكال التواصل الشائعة لدى معلمي طلبة اضطراب طيف التوحد في القدس، والتحديات التي يواجهونها

معلومات المقال

2022-11-12
2023-10-25
None - None

الكلمات الإفتتاحية

  • The Common Forms of Communication
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Students
  • Challenges.

الملخص

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى فحص أشكال التواصل المتبعة لدى مُعلِّمي اطفال اضطراب طيف التوحّد في مدارس القدس، وإلى تحديد التحدّيات التي يواجهونها في التواصل مع أطفال طيف التوحد في مدارس القدس. واعتمدت الباحثتان على الاستبانة كأداة للبحث، واستخدمتا المنهج الوصفي الارتباطي منهجاً للدراسة. وقد اشتملت عينة الدراسة على (97) معلماً ومعلمة في رياض ومدارس طيف التوحد، وقد توصلت الباحثتان إلى العديد من النتائج، أهمها: أنه بلغ المتوسط الحسابي لمجال التواصل اللفظي (3.89) وبنسبة مئوية (77.9) وبتقدير مرتفع، وبلغ المتوسط الحسابي لمجال التواصل غير اللفظي (3.41) وبنسبة مئوية (68.3) وبتقدير مرتفع، وقد بلغ المتوسط الحسابي لمجال تحديات التواصل مع طفل التوحد التي يواجهونها المعلمون (0.80) وبنسبة مئوية (80.5) وبتقدير مرتفع، كذلك أظهرت النتائج عدم وجود فروق في استجابات عينة الدارسة بين متوسطات استجابات المعلمين لأشكال التواصل الشائعة مع أطفال طيف التوحد، تعزى للمتغيرات:( النوع الاجتماعي، ومستوى المؤهل العلمي)، ووجود فروق في استجابات عينة الدارسة للمتغيرات: (سنوات الخبرة لصالح من 5 سنوات إلى أقل من 10 سنوات، والعمر لصالح الفئة العمرية الأصغر من العينة من 21 إلى 30) ، وأيضاً عدم وجود فروق في استجابات عينة الدارسة بين متوسطات استجابات المعلمين للتحديات التي يواجهونها مع أطفال طيف التوحد تعزى للمتغيرات: (النوع الاجتماعي، ومستوى المؤهل العلمي، والعمر)، ووجود فروق في استجابات عينة الدراسة لمتغير:( سنوات الخبرة لصالح من 5 سنوات إلى أقل من 10 سنوات). وقد توصلت الباحثتان إلى العديد من التوصيات، أهمها: زيادة وعي المربين بأهمية برامج التواصل مثل برنامج لوفاز، والعمل على تدريب المعلمين على كيفية استخدام البرامج التي تعمل على التواصل مع أطفال التوحد.

Recommended Citation

Othman, N. A., & elrhman-Othman, S. A. (2024). Common forms of communication among teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem schools, and the challenges they face. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 38(7). https://doi.org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2234
[1]N. A. Othman and S. A. elrhman-Othman, “Common forms of communication among teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem schools, and the challenges they face,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 38, no. 7, Jul. 2024, doi: 10.35552/0247.38.7.2234.
Othman, Nora Alhaj, and Suhad Abd elrhman-Othman. “Common Forms of Communication among Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jerusalem Schools, and the Challenges They Face.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 38, no. 7, July 2024. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2234.
1.Othman NA, elrhman-Othman SA. Common forms of communication among teachers of students with autism spectrum disorder in Jerusalem schools, and the challenges they face. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2024 Jul;38(7). Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2234
Othman, Nora Alhaj, and Suhad Abd elrhman-Othman. “Common Forms of Communication among Teachers of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jerusalem Schools, and the Challenges They Face.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 38, no. 7 (July 2024). https://doi.org/10.35552/0247.38.7.2234.

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