TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ziadat, Ayed Hanna 
AU  - Ziadat, Anf Hanna 
PY  - 2010
TI  - Assessment of Special Needs People Towards Environmental Awareness in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
JF  - American Journal of Environmental Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 5
DO  - 10.3844/ajessp.2010.455.462
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajessp.2010.455.462
AB  - Problem statement: This research examines knowledge and attitudes towards
environmental awareness among special needs individuals in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The
population census of (136) special needs individuals with different types of disabilities; physical
impairments, visual impairments and hearing impairments from different locations of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan participated in the survey and completed the questionnaire in 2010. The targeted
population encompassed Jordanian special needs citizens with different backgrounds including; age,
location of residency, gender, social status and education levels. The questionnaire consisted of (27)
questions concerning major environmental issues. Approach: Analysis of Variance was conducted on
the means of the sample population determined by gender, age, education and geographic distribution
to verify that the apparent differences of the means were statistically significant. The environmental
awareness among special needs females in all locations exceeded the total awareness of special needs
males. Results: The Statistical Package for Social Sciences conducted on the sample revealed that
special needs people in cities have better environmental awareness in comparison to the special needs
people who live in villages and rural areas. Conclusions: The education level played a significant role
in the degree of environmental awareness in all locations surveyed. Environmental awareness was
directly affected by the type of disability; people with physical impairments had a better environmental
awareness than individuals with hearing and vision disabilities as the percentage of environmental
awareness reached (65%, 55% and 46%) respectively.