Social Responsibilities of University Students towards Disabled Individuals -The Special Education Department at Majmaah University as Case study

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the level of social responsibility towards disabled individuals as recognized by special education students at Majmaah University based on many demographic variables. The descriptive survey method was used in this study. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was developed, and it included four dimensions: self-responsibility, religious and ethical responsibility, national responsibility, and collective responsibility. The study sample consisted of (122) students from the department of special education who were randomly selected from the study population. The results of the study indicated that there was a high level of social responsibility in all dimensions. Religious and ethical responsibility was ranked first with an average of (47.19). It was followed by self-responsibility with an average of (40.09), then national responsibility with an average of (31.09), and finally collective responsibility with an average of (26.79). The results showed there were no significant differences between the sample responses of the students regarding the level of social responsibility towards the disabled according to the variables of gender and academic specialty. The results suggested that there were significant differences between the sample responses from the students regarding the level of social responsibility towards the disabled according to the cumulative average of those who were awarded a "pass" grade. Their arithmetic mean was (151.39), which was significant at the statistical significance level of (0.05); the arithmetic mean of students who were awarded a "good" grade was (146.35), and the arithmetic mean of students with an "excellent" grade was (137.44).