Obstacles Facing Female Students of Practical Education at the University of Petra during Field Training

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the obstacles facing female students’ classroom teachers of practical education at the University of Petra during field training. To achieve the objective of the study, the descriptive analytical approach was used, and a questionnaire consisting of five fields was designed, comprising. The results showed that all the obstacles faced by students of practical education came to a medium degree, with a mean score as a whole (3.02). The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences attributed to the school ownership variable on the axis of obstacles related to the supervisor of practical education in favor of private schools, with a mean score of 3.26, which was higher than the mean score of 2.69% in the government schools. Moreover, the results showed no statistically significant differences in the total score of the questionnaire. The findings also revealed statistically significant variations due to the average variable on each of the domains of obstacles related to the practical education program, the domains of obstacles related to the school administration, the domains of obstacles related to the student teacher, and the overall score of the tool. Results also showed that there are no statistically significant differences in the domains of obstacles related to the supervisor of practical education and the domains of obstacles related to the cooperating teacher due to the variable of the rate.

Received: 16 October 2022 / Accepted: 26 December 2022 / Published: 5 January 2023