Comparison of the Academic Help-Seeking and Meanings of Education in Deaf, Blind and Normal Students

Background and Objectives: The present study aimed to compare the academic help-seeking and meaning of education in deaf, blind, and normal students. Materials and Methods: The research method was causal-comparative. The statistical population included blind, deaf, and normal high school students in Isfahan. A total of 36 students were selected using the convenience sampling method and then divided into two groups (18 people) due to the limited statistical population of deaf and blind and input criteria. In the following step, 18 normal students were selected. Data were collected using Ryan and Pentrich's (1997) academic help-seeking and King and Smith's (2006) meaning of education (MOE) Scales and analyzed MANOVA, Tukey’s test, and SPSS Software (Version 24). Results: The results indicated that the three groups were significantly different in the avoidance of help-seeking and meaning of education (P