Open AccessLearning Disabilities Teachers' Attitudes About Professional Development to Address the Needs of Students with Gifted and Learning Disabilities (SGLD): A Qualitative Study
Author(s) -
Yasir Alsamiri,
Salman A Aljohni
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
global journal of health science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9744
pISSN - 1916-9736
DOI - 10.5539/gjhs.v11n1p81
Subject(s) - psychology , qualitative research , learning disability , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , developmental psychology , sociology , social science
Learning disabilities teachers exercise a significant influence on the educational development of students with gifted and learning disabilities (SGLD). It is therefore important to understand their attitudes towards professional development in this area to effectively implement training and educational practices to address the needs of SGLD. The authors interviewed 8 learning disabilities teachers in Yanbu city in Saudi Arabia. The interviews were analysed using content analysis. Findings from the study suggest that further professional development in learning disabilities, giftedness and SGLD may assist in improving the educational outcomes of SGLD. The results of this study may assist teachers and educational personnel to seek the optimal methods to identify and assist SGLD.