Atfaa Abdullah Mohammed Badri 2009. Discrepancies in basic education: Case study Khartoum State.

AbuBaker, Hwiada

Atfaa Abdullah Mohammed Badri 2009. Discrepancies in basic education: Case study Khartoum State. Supervised by Amna Mohammed Badri

The aim of the study is to examine the discrepancies existing in Basic Education in Khartoum state. The study focuses on the relation between performance and learning environment. The objectives of the study highlight the variation among the schools and examine the schools' activities and the learning environment. The method used for data collection was observation check lists for ten schools existing in Khartoum State and questionnaires for thirty teachers and thirty parents. The study covered private, international and government schools. The data were then analyzed and interpreted to illustrate the linkage between the learning environment and the performance and to reflect the situation in the different schools.

The findings of this study reflect that students in schools providing an appropriate environment display high performance and success rates and students at schools of poor and deteriorating environments demonstrate low Performance and success rates. The findings of the study revealed wide discrepancies in basic education. It also shows the deterioration in government schools as the result of low government spending. In conclusion, some gaps are cited and some ideas for addressing the issue by sharing responsibility are recommended.