Academic Advising for Students with Disabilities in Saudi Universities

Abstract

Academic advising is one of the most essential services provided to student with disabilities to success at university. The educational organizations should provide the appropriate environment and services to those students. Academic advising is provided by universities to help students to learn about resources available, academic requirements, course requirements, time management and to acquaint students with university culture. In this study, qualitative research is conducted to discover the academic advisors' perspectives on the strengths, weaknesses and the obstacles that advisories encounter when advising students with disabilities at universities. This research is conducted with volunteered 8 faculty members who worked in Saudi universities. The study comes up with three themes: (a) knowledge, (b) professional development, and (c) accommodations and services. These themes were analyzed and discussed in depth.