The study aims at investigating the status of schools environments in Nablus Governorate from the teachers perspective and to find out if there are differences in teachers perspectives according to their gender, type of school, school location and the teachers places of residences. The sample includes 87 (males and female) teachers was selected using the stratified random sampling techniques.

A 30 items questionnaire was developed based on literature to measure the characteristics of the schools environment. It is divided to two dimensions: the physical dimension and the social-psychological dimension. Its validity was tested using the referees (refereed validity) and the reliability was calculated using Cronbakh Alfa which is 0.76.

The teachers perspective in relation to the school environment in general was high (3.74) and also high (3.8) in relation to the physical environment (3.80) and to the social-psychological environment (3.68). There are significant differences at alpha .05 in teachers perspectives according to gender in favor to female teachers. Though, there are no significant differences in teachers' perspectives according to type of schools, locations of schools and teachers places of residences variables.

The study concluded with the following recommendations: increase games and learning materials in schools, having places available for playing and relaxation in schools, increasing the number of labs and workshops facilities, making the professional development for teachers more possible, improving electrical connections in schools and cleaning of the schools and finally improving communication between the schools' administration and parents.

Title

مجلة جامعة بيت لحم

Publisher

جامعة بيت لحم

Publisher Country

Palestine

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

1

Year

27

Pages

50-78