Teachers' perceptions of obstacles to the implementation of Geography Education Standards in Egypt

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Geographical Education, vol 23, 2010



The aim of the present
study was to investigate teachers’ perceptions of obstacles to implement
geography education standards in Egypt. The researcher developed a
questionnaire that services this purposes and then administered it to
sample of 108 geography teachers in Egypt. The questionnaire tapped six
categories of obstacles to implement geography education standards in
Egypt: teachers, curriculum, students, school administration, community
participation, and education guidance and supervision. The results of
the study showed that teachers differ significantly in their rating of
these obstacles (from most important to least): curriculum, teachers,
schools administration, students, community participation, and
supervision. Teachers’ ratings of these obstacles did not differ
significantly by school location, school type, academic qualifications,
or number of years of experience. Implications of these findings for
implementing geography education standards in Egypt were discussed.
Key words: geography teachers; geography education; education standards; Standards implementation; Egypt.

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