Success Criteria For Implementing Technology in Special Education: a Case Study
This addresses the problem of ineffective technology use in special education for policymakers and educators in Saudi Arabia, but it is incremental as it builds on existing frameworks.
The study assessed the return on investment for technology in special education in Saudi Arabia, finding that implementation fell short of desired levels and identifying key success criteria like educator skills and administrative support.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has made a large investment in deploying technology to develop the infrastructure and resources for special education. The aims of the present research were to find out the rate of return of these investments in terms of success and, based on the findings, to propose a framework for success criteria. To achieve these aims, a mixed methodology-based research was conducted. Our study found that the use of technology in special education could not reach the desired level of implementation. We found that various success criteria such as professional experience and technology skills of special educators, administrative support, assistive hardware issues and assistive software issues, pedagogical issues, and teaching style are the key influencing factors of the implementation process.