The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of Yemeni citizens toward the financing of public education. To collect the data, a survey instrument was constructed, translated into Arabic, and administered in the Yemen Arab Republic. A random sample of 600 Yemeni citizens was drawn as an approximate representation of the Yemeni population--400 from the city of Taiz, an urban area, and 200 from Zabied, a rural area. From the sample, 312 respondents fromTaiz and 200 from Zabied (a total of 512) actually participated in the study. / Analysis of the data produced the following findings. First, the majority of the Yemeni citizens prefer to contribute to financing education by paying an educational tax. Second, they showed a very positive attitude toward making voluntary contributions to assist in financing their educational system. Third, the respondents demonstrated a negative attitude toward accepting foreign aid as a way of financing education in their country., Fourth, they indicated that contributions to education should be made locally. Fifth, most of the Yemeni citizens agreed with the idea that contributions to financing education must be considered a civic responsibility. Finally, the majority of the respondents preferred contributions for financing education rather than other social services. / The analytical study was implemented by constructing scales and crosstabulating the dependent with the independent variables. Several independent variables appeared to have significant effect on citizens' attitudes concerning many aspects of the financing of education; however, the relationship in each case was only moderate or weak. Some of the other independent variables, such as information exposure, had no significant effect on citizens' attitudes toward contributing to the financing of education. / A set of recommendations was formulated to guide policymakers in effective utilization of citizens' positive attitudes as a prerequisite for their participation in national educational development. One of the most important recommendations was to have a supreme Council for Financing Education in order to plan and organize citizens' contributions to financing education. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-10, Section: A, page: 2920. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75666 |
| Contributors | BERIHE, KASSEM MOHAMMED., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 220 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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