Challenges facing Arabic Language Teachers at High schools in Northern Gaza.

Abstract

This study aims to identify the difficulties facing the secondary- school

teachers of Arabic language in the Directorate of Education in North Gaza

Governorate from the teachers› point of view. In addition, the study seeks to

determine the impact of sex, qualification and years of experience. To achieve

the objectives of the study, the researchers developed a questionnaire, as a

research tool, consisting of (37) items based on Lickert›s scale. The items are

categorized into four fields: difficulties related to the curriculum of school,

the student, teachers themselves and school management including and

supervision. The sample of the study consists of (85) male and female teachers

distributed in (19) Schools. The main results of the study is that regardless of the

differences in the social type, qualification, and years of experience, all Arabic

language teachers face many difficulties and all of them acknowledged the

presence of those difficulties. There were no significant statistical differences

concerning their estimation of the importance of those difficulties. It is

concluded that the most important difficulty is related to the teachers themselves.

The study came up with different recommendations: (1) the officials should

take those difficulties in consideration and find effective solutions for those

difficulties. (2) There is a bad need to provide better conditions for teachers

by raising their competencies, orientation and providing material and moral

incentives for them. (3) Linking the content of the Arabic curriculum with

the students› reality and needs to touch the value of what they are learning

in their practical career. (4) Developing and improving the content of the

Arabic curriculum. (5) Improving and increasing the effectiveness of the

educational supervision