Contribution of the General Secondary Schools in Gharbiyyah Governorate in Developing General Life Skills among its Students from the Viewpoint of Students and Teachers

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Assistant Professor of Educational Policies The National Center for Educational Research and Development - Egypt

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          General life skills are crucial for helping adolescents and youth make their way through life with its vicissitudes, and contribute to their own welfare and the progress of their society. The present study, therefore, sought to examine to what extent the general secondary schools in Gharbiyyah Governorate in Egypt contribute in developing general life skills among their students from the viewpoint of students and teachers. The study made use of the descriptive research method. It developed a questionnaire for this purposes, consisting of three basic domains of general life skills, and three sub-domains in each. The questionnaire was applied to (734) students and (566) teachers of general secondary schools in three districts in Gharbiyyah governorate. Results showed that students rated school contribution moderately (M = 3.48), that teachers rated it highly (M = 3.55), and that there were no statistically significant differences between students and teachers. In light of the above results, recommendations and further research were suggested.

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المجلة التربوية لکلية التربية بسوهاج
Volume 81, Issue 81 - Serial Number 81
مناهج وطرق التدریس ( اللغة العربیة- الإنجلیزیة – الفرنسیة – الریاضیات – العلوم- الفنون- الاقتصاد المنزلی- التجاری ... )
January 2021
Pages 279-331

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  • Receive Date: 02 September 2020
  • Revise Date: 16 September 2020
  • Accept Date: 26 September 2020

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