The Reality of Applying Technical Quality Standards in Designing and Printing Palestinian Textbooks رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

The study aims to examine the availability of the technical quality standards in the new basic and secondary stages’ Palestinian curricula, which were officially published in (2016-2017) from the point of view of teachers and administrators in schools, as well as highlight some of the technical standards adopted in Arab countries. Besides, it seeks to explain the impact of the selected technical standards on the quality of textbooks based on the means of the study sample answers. The study used a quantitative research approach, where two structured questionnaires were developed to collect the primary data. Whilst the targeted study population was composed of teachers and administrators in Palestinian schools, whose number, according to the data of the Ministry of Education, was (42,787) teachers and (2,293) administrators, the study sample consisted of (418) teachers and (272) principals with a total of 690 respondents. To obtain the results, the collected data were analyzed, using the SPSS program. The study findings indicate that the selected dimensions are represented and linked with the technical quality standards. Moreover, the sample results show that the percentage of standards availability in the Palestinian textbooks ranges from high to medium, besides some other elements with low percentages. Recommendations were made to help improve them in the future. The study included the technical dimensions of the textbook’s quality (quality of format and output, images, external cover, presentation of ideas, printing, and presentation of content), based on data analysis and review of the mechanisms and standards used by the Ministry of Education in the process of preparing and printing textbooks suggested by the focus group. As such, I recommend that the MoE should focus on balancing between the VI quantity and quality of the production of pictures and books’ texts and their impact on the weight of the school bag. Furthermore, the increase of the percentage of teachers’ participation in committees to re-develop books through establishing sub-committees and special programs for each subject should be taken into account. Finally, it is also recommended that MoE set standards for qualifying companies participating in the printing of textbooks