التسرب المدرسي في المدارس الفلسطينية: واقع وأسباب (مدارس مديرية تربية يطا نموذجاً)

Abstract

The phenomenon of school dropout is a worrying phenomenon for all societies because of the educational waste, the increase in illiteracy, unemployment and ignorance, and impedes the development of the society and its growth. Because of the fact that Palestine suffers like others from school dropout, study was conducted to identify the status of school dropout in Palestine, through three tools (Triangulation) of research The first tool is by locking in the figures and ratios contained in the annual educational statistical book for 2018 issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education, The second tool is a questionnaire used to identify the causes of school dropout from the point of view of school principals and educational counselors in the Directorate of Education and Higher Education in Yatta, the third tool was the interview. The study population composed of all the principals of public schools and educational counselors in the Directorate of Education and Higher Education in Yatta, (125) individuals, while the sample consisted of (96) individuals. The questionnaire consisting of (44) items distributed into four aspects, the validity and consistency of the questionnaire has been verified by educational methods. The results of the study, in terms of the status of school dropout, revealed that the percentage of dropping out in Palestine are close to those whom preceded us in building their educational institutions from the Arab countries. The dropout ratios in Palestine in terms of directorates were the highest level in Yatta. As for the reasons of dropping out of school, the results revealed that the field of reasons for the dropout student itself and the reasons for the family got equal average of their estimates and got the highest averages of the calculation, namely (3.5) for each of these areas, according to the scale-five of Likert , while the field of educational causes related to school (3.3), teacher and curriculum came in fourth rank with an average of (2.9). The results also indicate that there are statistically significant differences between the estimates of the sample of the study for the reasons of dropout due to the variable of the job (manager, counselor), this was in favor of the educational counselor. The results also showed no significant differences for reasons of dropout due to variables: years of experience, school gender, school level, and the school location. In light of the results of the study, the researchers recommended a set of recommendations.