Contribution of Adapted Physical Education Course to Promoting Volunteer Work with Omani Learners with Disabilities
Abstract
Volunteer work (VW) is a fundamental pillar of societal values. It is a human practice associated with all meanings of goodness and collaborative work. Therefore, VW is a positive human behavior and activity and a cultural phenomenon that enhances the values of collaboration, loyalty, compassion, and empathy among members of society. The culture of VW comes as one of the sources of competencies required to be developed among students by upbringing and cultural formation processes by educational institutions. Therefore, university students are the most likely group in society to undertake VW and initiatives. The university's role is highlighted in preparing students for VW by including academic programs and courses on topics, activities and field experiences that enhance the culture of VW. The adapted physical education (APE) course at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) is one of the models that contribute to enhancing the culture of VW with Omani learners with disabilities. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify the contribution of APE course in promoting VW with Omani learners with disabilities. 87 students from the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (PESS) at SQU responded to APE scale. The APE scale consisted of 34 items distributed into three domains: course instructor, course topics, and course teaching methods (Al-Hadabi et al., 2021). The results indicated a high contribution of APE course in promoting VW with learners with disabilities from the perspective of the course students. In other words, the course instructor, course topics, and educational methods and field activities contributed to promoting VW among APE course students. The study recommended including topics related to VW in university courses.
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