A total of 80,765 parents from both the public and private schools in Dubai have evaluated the standard of education their children get through an online questionnaire distributed by The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).
The survey for 2009-2010 academic year asked a set of 19 questions, and an overwhelming majority of the parents who took part, have responded positively to questions ranging from the leadership in schools, quality of teaching, safety of children, academic progress etc.
Jameela Al Muhairi, Chief of Dubai School Inspection Bureau (DSIB) said the results will give the policy makers something to build on. “The answers we have received will help our policy makers to take the parents’ views on account. It really does mean that parents are being given the opportunity to influence education policy,” said Jameela.
The questionnaires were distributed to parents prior to the second cycle of school inspections that were conducted between October 2009 and March 2010. A total of 236 inspectors visited the schools and spent 7,444 hours in schools and made observations of approximately 15,000 lessons. A comprehensive report on these inspections will be published by the KHDA in May this year.
