The purpose of the study was to develop a program of services for handicapped students in public postsecondary educational institutions in Iran. / In order to develop the program of services a panel of experts in the field of handicapped students and/or in educational planning in developing countries was selected to react to an opinion survey questionnaire. The survey questions were designed to obtain opinions regarding the quality, appropriateness, and applicability of the proposed program. The questionnaire instrument was divided into two major categories: (1) philosophical base, and (2) program of services. Panelists were asked to evaluate the items through a four-point rating scale. / Following the analysis of the data by tabulation of frequencies and percentages for each item, the program of services was refined and recommended. / The major findings of the study were: (1) The panel of experts agreed with the overall philosophical base of the program of services. There was some variance of agreement concerning the program of services. (2) Services and programs for handicapped students should be both centralized and decentralized. (3) The panel of experts was more concerned with the experience and general attitude of the director than her/his formal educational degree. (4) Responses from the two groups of experts concerning services and auxiliary aids that the university should provide for handicapped students showed different points of view. Some of the experts did not feel it is the university's responsibility to provide all different kinds of services and auxiliary aids for handicapped students with which non-handicapped students are not provided. (5) The experts from the field of disabled students were more congruent in their responses than were the experts from educational planners of developing countries. (6) Comments from the panel reflected their belief that a developing country should prioritize the services, offering those services they could afford and adding to them as they could. / It may be concluded that Iran, and other developing countries with similar cultural and religious background, should find the recommended program of services for handicapped people reflective of the philosophy of Islamic beliefs and attitudes. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 45-11, Section: A, page: 3290. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75442 |
| Contributors | RAHIMI-FARSANY, EZZAT., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 184 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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