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Education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in Egypt: A process analysis
This research aims at investigating the challenges of achieving education quality in public primary schools in Egypt, with a specific focus on readability issues. The researcher employed a qualitative approach to research, using semi-structured face-to-face interviews. The main findings of the resea...
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| description | This research aims at investigating the challenges of achieving education quality in public primary schools in Egypt, with a specific focus on readability issues. The researcher employed a qualitative approach to research, using semi-structured face-to-face interviews. The main findings of the research suggested that the main reasons affecting the efficiency of the education quality efforts and thus reading and writing proficiency in public primary schools include: (1) poor school resources including oversized classes and poor quality of teachers; (2) enhanced readability curricula and assessments are not in use, especially for restorative programs; (3) contradicting laws and regulations, such as the decree on automatic transfer of students; (4) lack of coordination between the different entities mandated with achieving education quality; among others. Recommendations include increasing the public funding of the education sector to cover education quality interventions from the state budget; enforcing the use of the readability curricula and the EGRA assessment tools; as well as adopting pro-poor policies in poor communities. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-1609 Education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in Egypt: A process analysis Abou Hegab, Mays This research aims at investigating the challenges of achieving education quality in public primary schools in Egypt, with a specific focus on readability issues. The researcher employed a qualitative approach to research, using semi-structured face-to-face interviews. The main findings of the research suggested that the main reasons affecting the efficiency of the education quality efforts and thus reading and writing proficiency in public primary schools include: (1) poor school resources including oversized classes and poor quality of teachers; (2) enhanced readability curricula and assessments are not in use, especially for restorative programs; (3) contradicting laws and regulations, such as the decree on automatic transfer of students; (4) lack of coordination between the different entities mandated with achieving education quality; among others. Recommendations include increasing the public funding of the education sector to cover education quality interventions from the state budget; enforcing the use of the readability curricula and the EGRA assessment tools; as well as adopting pro-poor policies in poor communities. 2017-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/610 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1609/viewcontent/Mays_20Abou_20Hegab_20Thesis_final_09052017_reviewed.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Primary education qualitative |
| spellingShingle | Primary education qualitative Abou Hegab, Mays Education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in Egypt: A process analysis |
| title | Education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in Egypt: A process analysis |
| title_full | Education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in Egypt: A process analysis |
| title_fullStr | Education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in Egypt: A process analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in Egypt: A process analysis |
| title_short | Education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in Egypt: A process analysis |
| title_sort | education quality and readability improvement efforts in primary public schools in egypt a process analysis |
| topic | Primary education qualitative |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/610 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/1609/viewcontent/Mays_20Abou_20Hegab_20Thesis_final_09052017_reviewed.pdf |
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