Addressing the Principles of Democracy in the National Education Course at Jordanian Universities from the Students’ Perspective

Abstract

The objective of the study was to investigate the inclusion of democracy

principles in national education courses in Jordanian universities from

students’ point of view. To achieve the objective of the study، the researchers

developed a questionnaire containing the democracy principles to be

provided in national education courses. The questionnaire was administrated

to a sample consisting of (1658) students. The researchers used Democracy

Principle Checklist containing (22) .

Results of the study indicated that opinion free expression ranked first،

then social responsibility، while justice and equity ranked third. Results of

the study indicate that students reported moderate levels for the inclusion

of national education courses in Jordanian universities for the democratic

principles. Results of the study indicated significant differences due to

major، academic level and gender، in favor of males in students’ perceptions

about inclusion of national education courses in Jordanian universities

for the democratic principles. The study concluded with some important

recommendations; including the necessity of school textbooks، especially

national education textbooks، to promote the concept of democracy and its

principles among students