Sedigheh Davoodi - Department of Educatinal Manegmenet, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Mahin Askari - Hormozgan Medicine University, Bandar Abbas, Iran

This research was done to examine the impact of teaching social problem solving on students’ selfesteem,who are suffering from learning disorders. The survey was an experimental researchconsisting of pretest and posttest phases with experimental and control groups. Its statisticalpopulation included all students aged 12-16 from Bandar Abass 1st school district who werediagnosed with learning disorders (35 students). A sample of 32 students was randomly selectedfrom this population using Kukran formula in two groups of 16 (one as experimental group and theother as control group). A standard questionnaire was used to collect data about solving socialissues and self-esteem. The statistical methods of co-variance analysis were used to analyze data,with the obtained results showing: teaching how to solve a social issue affects self-esteem and itscomponents (general self-esteem, family self-esteem, social self-esteem, job/educational selfesteem)for students with learning disorders.

Teaching Social Problem Solving, Life Skills, Self-Esteem, Learning Disorders