Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the social studies curriculum in achieving its goals in terms of its ability to instill in students the required attitudes imposed by the State of Kuwait. A sample of 300 10 th graders was randomly selected from 12 random high schools in the State of Kuwait. A survey was established by the researcher based on the curriculum goals to measure student attitudes and was tested to determine its validity and reliability. The study sought the answer to four questions. The first question was devoted to articulating student attitudes using descriptive statistics. The other three questions were answered by running Factorial ANOVA followed by a simple main effects test and post hoc comparisons using Least Significant Difference Test (LSD). The study results revealed that students possess a moderate level of the attitudes that they are supposed to possess as a result of studying the 9 th grade social studies curriculum. Also, there was no main effect attributed to gender and school district, but there was a significant interaction between them. Female attitudes significantly differed across school districts.
Recommended Citation
Alajmi, Ammar A., "The Effectiveness Of The Ninth Grade Social Studies Curriculum To Instill In Students The Required Attitudes Of The State Of Kuwait" (2008). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1079.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/1079