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- Itemاتجاهات مديري المدارس الحكومية الثانوية في محافظة الخليل نحو تطبيق الاقتصاد المعرفي(Al-Quds University, 2024-05-25) سكينة صالح سليمان بشارات; Sukaina Saleh Suliman Bsharatهدفت الدراسة التعرف الى اتجاهات مديري المدارس الثانوية الحكومية في محافظة الخليل نحو تطبيق الاقتصاد المعرفي وتكون مجتمع الدراسة من مديري المدارس الثانوية في محافظة الخليل، والبالغ عددهم (200) مدير ومديرة خلال العام الدراسي 2023/2024، وتم اختيار عينة عشوائية طبقية من مجتمع الدراسة مكونة من (132) مدير ومديرة من مديري المرحلة الثانوية في محافظة الخليل، واستخدمت الباحثة الاستبيان كأداة لجمع البيانات،واستخدم المنهج الوصفي التحليلي نظرا لملائمته أغراض البحث، واظهرت نتائج الدراسة انه توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى الدالة (a≤ 0.05) في اتجاهات مديري المدارس الثانوية الحكومية في محافظة الخليل نحو تطبيق الاقتصاد المعرفي تعزى الى متغير عدد سنوات الخبرة بينما لما توجد فروق تعزى الى متغير الجنس والمؤهل العلمي والتخصص، وقد اوصت الباحثة ضرورة الاستثمار في البنية التحتية الداعمة للاقتصاد المعرفي.
- ItemEvaluating English for Palestine Textbooks for Basic Stages in the Light of Criteria for Language Proficiency(Al-Quds University, 2024-05-29) Bayan Abbas Abdel-Aziz Aburahma; بيان عباس عبدالعزيز أبورحمهThis study aimed to identify a list of standards that should be reflected in basic stage English for Palestine textbooks to meet students' language proficiency and identify availability of language proficiency standards in English for Palestine textbooks for the basic stage. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach due to its appropriateness to the nature of the study. The standards include understanding spoken English and basic texts, speaking and writing about familiar topics, starting storytelling and writing simple texts, and using simple English in different situations. The standards were distributed according to the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing) into three levels (basic, intermediate, advanced). The study population and sample are English for Palestine textbooks for the basic stage. Eight textbooks were analyzed, first grade, second grade, third grade and fourth grade, the first and second semesters of the academic year of 2023-2024. The researcher believes that the suitable instrument for this study is content analysis frame. Content analysis card was created by the researcher. The results showed that the content of the first and second grade textbooks includes listening and speaking standards significantly at the basic level, but these standards were not achieved at the intermediate and advanced levels. However, third and fourth grade textbooks includes listening and speaking standards significantly at all stages. The reading and writing standards appearance was minimal in non-existent at all grade textbooks. To achieve significant improvements in English language proficiency in Palestine, the researcher recommends making adjustments to curriculum development and research practices. This includes iv focusing on all four language skills across all levels, gradually developing writing skills, and conducting ongoing curriculum reviews and research to ensure that educational materials remain relevant and effective in meeting the desired language proficiency standards
- Itemصعوبات فهم القراءة في اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية التي يواجهها الطلبة الفلسطينيون في المرحلة الثانوية وأسبابها من وجهة نظر المعلمين(Al-Quds University, 2024-08-28) Nebal Iqab Ali Sharawnah; نبال عقاب علي شراونةThis study aimed to investigate EFL reading comprehension difficulties that face Palestinian students at the secondary stage and its causes from teacher's perspective. The researcher employed the descriptive method. A questionnaire was distributed to (150) English Language teachers across secondary schools in Hebron Governorate. The questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. The researcher arrived at some results that justified the hypotheses. The results showed that the extent to which English Language teachers have perceptions concerning EFL reading comprehension difficulties that face Palestinian students at the secondary stage was high in general, and the most recurring among reading comprehension difficulties was the difficulty of learning certain vocabulary. Also, the study showed that there were no significant differences in the perceptions of English Language teachers concerning EFL reading comprehension difficulties that face Palestinian students at the secondary stage relating to gender, educational degree and years of experience. However, there was a significant difference relating to Directorate: teachers in the Directorate of Yatta reported more difficulties than did their colleagues in (North, South and Hebron) directorates. Moreover, the results also indicated that the degree of perceptions of English Language teachers regarding the causes of EFL reading comprehension difficulties that face Palestinian students at the secondary stage was high in general. However, no significant differences were noticed in the perceptions of English Language teachers concerning the causes of EFL reading comprehension difficulties that face Palestinian students at the secondary stage relating to gender, educational degree, years of experience and Directorate. Based on the study’s main findings, the researcher offered several recommendations the most important of them is: working on intensifying English curricula for secondary school students to improve their abilities and increase their acquisition of English vocabulary and related concept,
- Itemاتجاهات إداريي مدارس البطريركية اللاتينية ومعلميها نحو الثقافة التنظيمية في مدارسها في فلسطين(AL-Quds University, 2008-08-05) إيمان بولس عيسى عمر; Eman Boulos Issa Omar; محمد عمران; د. محمد عابدين; ميسون التميميThis study aimed at identifying the perceptions of principals and teachers of the Latin Patriarchate schools toward organizational culture in their schools in Palestine. The population of the study consisted of all Latin Patriarchate schools in Palestine which were (13) schools during the academic year of 2007/2008. The study sample consisted of six schools (46%) of the Latin Patriarchate; all together constituted (213) responses. To implement this study a questionnaire consisting of (92) items covering five domains chosen to measure the perceptions of principals and teachers of the Latin Patriarchate schools. The questionnaire was checked for validity and reliability, testretest were used, amounted to (0.88), however (Cronbach Alpha) amounted to (0.90). After checking the validity of the propositions of the study, and employing the percentages and statistical means as well as Pearson correlation coefficient, the study furnished the following conclusions: the perceptions of principals and teachers of the Latin Patriarchate schools toward organizational culture in their schools in Palestine were high in nature. Also all the statistical means were high for all domains. There were no statistical significant differences (0.05 ≥ α) in the mean perceptions due to the variables of gender, academic qualification and job title. Also, there were statistical significant differences (0.05 ≥ α) in the mean perceptions regarding ages (20 to less than 30 years), regarding to years of experience (for those of 5 and less than 10 years), regarding speculation of those teachers of natural sciences and regarding school location for the school of Zababda. In light of these results, the researcher recommended that the high level administration of the Latin Patriarchate school enforces the retention and reliance of the different educational systems that form the organizational culture atmosphere of the school, where most of the items achieved high means, provides a system of retirements for the employees in order to feel safe and secure in their schools and taking into consideration the necessity of the employees to feel just, fair, and equal in the opportunities of promotion so that their confidence in the school system is reinforced. Moreover, the administration should be encouraged to use the systems of exchange of class visits among teachers of the same specialization.