The Willingness of Female Faculty Members to Provides Academic Accommodation for Female Students with Disabilities in Higher Education

Abstract

The current study aimed to determine the willingness of female faculty members to provide academic accommodation for female students with disabilities in King Saud and Prince Noura Universities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A sample of 387 faculty members was chosen randomly. Whisenhunt's survey (2001) was used after translated and tested for validity and reliability. The results indicated that faculty members showed a high willingness to provide academic accommodation for students with disabilities. However, there was no significant difference in the two groups from KSU and PNU. Also, it shows that there was a significant difference between those faculty who were aware of the existence of center of disabilities services and other faculty who were not aware of it. From the open-ended questions, faculty indicated that preparation is required to allow them to communicate with disabled students properly. Recommendations from the study mainly concentrate on the importance of professional development training that must be offered to faculty members to prepare them for teaching and evaluation of students with disabilities