The Necessary Administrative Competencies That Supervisors Have for Autism Programs from the Teachers’ Point of View

Abstract

This study aims to identify the necessary administrative competencies that supervisors have for autism programs from the teachers’ point of view, and to identify the requirements of implementing necessary administrative competencies for supervisors. Therefore, the researcher used the descriptive analytical method, and a questionnaire as a tool, which was distributed to the study sample (teachers’ of autism in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study has come to important findings as following: That the supervisors' level of necessary administrative competencies is low, represented by the study sample responses to: Educational knowledge in the educational psychology areas, and the ability to manage crises. The study also, discovered that the teachers have approved on the requirements of implementing necessary administrative competencies for autism programs supervisors.

Keywords: administrative competencies, autism programs, education