Attitudes of Irbid National University Students Towards Handicapped People and the Impact of Islamic Education Based Training Program on Attitude Development

This study is aimed to identify attitudes of students from Irbid National University towards handicapped people and their relation to the following variables: sex, education major and year of study. Furthermore, the study is intended for the purpose of determining the impact of an Islamic education based program on the development of the attitudes of students at Irbid National University towards handicapped people. The descriptive sample size of the study was composed of (93) students enrolled in the course of Islamic Culture in two sections at Irbid National University during the first semester 2011-2012 . The program was applied to the quasi-sample size of section1 whereas section 2 was control. The research used reliable and stable measurement of students attitudes towards handicapped people. A reliable program was used for the purpose of this study and the average for the attitudes was calculated. The t-test and one-way ANOVA and ANCOVA were used in statistical analyses. The results showed positive attitudes towards handicapped people where there was no statistically significant impact of the variables, and there was a positive impact of the program. This study recommends executing studies related to improving different programs for handicapped people. And it calls for showing interest in Islamic education based programs which develop positive attitudes towards handicapped people.