Challenges of Distance Education for Students with Hearing Disabilities in Light of The Emerging Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic Related to Integration Schools and Special Education Schools

Abstract

Distance education, also known as e-learning, is considered one of the relatively modern education methods whose basic concept depends on the learner’s presence in a place different from the source of education. Still, this type of education faces many challenges, especially considering the coronavirus pandemic. Among special groups, especially those with hearing disabilities, many researchers and those interested in this category have been conducting many studies that look at this aspect because of its negative effects on the academic achievement of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Integration schools, where this study was carried out on a sample of special education specialists, amounted to (350) specialists, using the questionnaire as a tool for scientific research to reach the objectives of this study. The researcher used some statistical methods, including the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, percentage, relative weight, Pearson correlation coefficient, Vakronbach stability coefficient, and the stability coefficient in the midterm method. The results indicated significant challenges facing students with hearing disabilities when using the distance education system related to integration schools and special education.