The explanations for the low quality in MENA Public schools in comparison to the private schools

Abstract

-The explanations for the low quality in MENA Public schools in comparison to the private schools ABSTRACT:The education system in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region is demarcated into two sectors (i.e. public and private) due to differences in their quality standards. The major reasons of this educational demarcation could be attributed to curriculum deficiencies and lack of competent teachers in the public education sector. The quality of education in the public sector in MENA region is below the global standards providing excessive boost to the private sector and this is evident from high fees structures and low affordability rates which offered to different levels of people in the society. Moreover, the market of the private educational institutions has increased greatly, which means that education has become a lucrative business and the residents of MENA region are unable to afford the exceeding cost of education. This study has used qualitative descriptive research method to empirically prove the reasons for low education quality of public funded institutions in comparison to private institutions. The results of the study were coherent with the findings of ‫خةث‬ ‫س‬ previous studies indicating that fees increasing of private sector is a threat to financial equity and social viability. Furthermore, the reason for low quality education in public sector is due to the lack of experienced teachers, infrastructure and use of outdated curriculum. The teachers in public institutions are not well-skilled to induce modern classroom practices. Thus, student's basic learning skills weakness during their primary years of education have become more evident in their later learning years. It is therefore concluded that developing the educational curriculum and infrastructure of the public educational sector is highly needed.