Factors that Affect the Provision of Transition Services to Students with Multiples Disabilities in their Institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify some factors that affect the provision of transition services to students with multiple disabilities in their institutions. One hundred and fifty-three (153) teachers who worked with students with multiple disabilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia responded to the survey that included two sections; the first section included demographic data of the sample while the second section included (26) items that present the factors affecting the provision of the transition services for those students. The results of the study showed that essential factors that affect the provision of transition services for these students were the weakness of the professional development programs in the field of transitional services, poor collaboration between community agencies, whether government or private institutions participate in providing these services, the weakness of competencies of transition services that provide preparation programs for special education teachers in Saudi universities and other factors. The results of this study did not show statistically significant differences between these factors according to the gender, academic qualification, and the number of years of experience, and training in transition services. Finally, the study provided several recommendations about providing transition services for these students. Keywords: Transition services, students with multiples disabilities, effective factor