Social Impacts of Private Tutoring in Oman

What is it about?

The study aimed to reveal the social effects of tutoring in Oman from the point of view of parents and teachers. The researchers used the descriptive analytical survey method, and the study tool consisted of a questionnaire containing (8) items. While the study sample consisted of (1228) male and female teachers, and (824) parents, the results of the study showed that the level of social effects of private lessons from the point of view of parents was average, as the arithmetic average of the total score was (3.37). There are statistically significant differences in the level of social effects of tutoring from the parents' point of view attributable to the gender variable in the overall score in favor of males. While there were no statistically significant differences attributable to the educational level variable and the average monthly income variable in the total grade, while there were no statistically significant differences according to the employer variable in the total grade. The results also showed that the level of social effects of private lessons from the point of view of teachers was great, with the arithmetic average of the overall score (3.79). However, there were no statistically significant differences in the level of social effects of private lessons from the teachers' point of view in the overall grade according to the gender variable, while there were statistically significant differences in the overall score due to the variable of years of experience in favor of those with experience (less than 5 years). There are statistically significant differences in "weak social status of the teacher" and "widening social differences among students" and the overall score attributed to the variable of academic qualification in favor of those with a qualification (bachelor). The study recommended. With a set of recommendations, the most important of which are: Reducing the social effects of private lessons by enacting and activating the laws regulating private lessons by the Ministry of Education.

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Why is it important?

Revealing the reality of the social effects of private Tutoring in the Sultanate of Oman from the point of view of parents and teachers. Enriching the theoretical literature with a theoretical framework on the entrance to the social effects of private Tutoring in the Sultanate of Oman. Open the way for more studies on this topic from multiple angles.

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