The Reality of Applying School Accreditation Standards among the Private Schools in the Republic of Yemen

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to identify the reality of applying school accreditation standards to private schools in the Republic of Yemen. The researcher has used the descriptive survey method, and the research community consisted of all principals of private schools, supervisors, and teachers in Sana'a, Ibb, and Dhamar. The total number was (781) principals, (781) supervisors, and (18475) male and female teachers distributed among (781) private schools. The sample consisted of (80) principals, (80) supervisors, (400) teachers and with a total of (560) individuals spread over (80) schools, including (50) schools in Sana'a, (20) schools in Ibb and (10) schools in Dhamar. These were chosen through the random method, and the researcher used a questionnaire consisting of (7) fields and indicators reached (135) indicators. The degree of availability of school accreditation standards at the level of the areas as a whole was generally 'high', with an average of (3.58). Averages for the availability of each of the six areas ranged between (3.93 - 3.31), where four areas received a 'high' availability, while two areas received a 'medium' availability, and for the order of areas according to availability: School leadership and management ranked first with an average of (3.93), second came the area of human resources development with an average of (3.76). The third place was area in the area of school environment with an average (3.52), and came in fourth in the area of teaching and learning process with an average (3:49) and ranked fifth area quality management and continuous improvement provides a medium degree and average (3.39), and solving ranked last in the area of community participation provides a medium degree and average was (3.31). - There are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (≥ 0.05 α) between the mean estimates of the members of the research sample to the degree of the availability of standards of school accreditation in private schools, according to the job variable found differences in the total area and the fourth area were differences in favor of managers. - There were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α 0.05 between the mean of the estimates of the members of the research sample to the extent of the availability of school accreditation standards in the private schools at the level of the tool areas as a whole and at the level of each area individually due to the variable of gender and educational qualification.