Engineering Students With Disabilities In The Kingdom Of Jordan

Disabled students do not tend to join engineering programs in general. In the Kingdom of Jordan, only fifteen out of more than ten thousand engineering students are disabled. To understand the reasons behind this extremely low number, a study was conducted. The study included interviewing several disabled engineering students. It focused on why disabled students opt not to join engineering programs. The sample was small because the general population itself was small. It was observed that all of the disabled engineering students in Jordan have high academic standings. The interviewed students outlined some of the reasons behind the shortage of disabled students in engineering programs. They attributed this common phenomenon to their own choice as well as to the lack of support by those surrounding them. Several other observations, conclusions and recommendations were made accordingly to promote the engineering education process itself as well as the education of disabled students.