Abstract Book of the 9th International Conference on Advanced Research in Education
Year: 2025
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The Extent to Which Social Studies Teachers Integrate Citizenship Competencies into Their Teaching Practices at the Intermediate Level in Public Schools in Kuwait: Teachers’ Perspectives
Abdullah Alazmi
ABSTRACT:
The study aimed to determine the extent to which social studies teachers integrate citizenship Competencies into their teaching practices at the intermediate education level in general education in the State of Kuwait from their perspectives, and to identify whether there are statistically significant differences in the average responses of the study sample based on the variables of gender, educational region, and years of service. The researcher employed a quantitative descriptive-analytical methodology to achieve the study’s objectives, utilizing a questionnaire as the primary data collection tool. The study sample consisted of 341 teachers. The results indicated that social studies teachers’ overall degree of citizenship competency integration in middle schools was high. The ranking of citizenship competency dimensions, as perceived by the teachers, was as follows: values and attitudes ranked first; skills ranked second; and knowledge ranked third, maintaining a high level of integration. The results also showed no statistically significant difference in the average degree of integration of citizenship competence in teaching practices based on the gender variable in the knowledge dimension. However, there were statistically significant differences in the values and attitudes dimension and the skills dimension, favoring females. Additionally, there were statistically significant differences based on the educational region variable, favoring teachers from the Mubarak Al-Kabeer educational area. There were also statistically significant differences based on years of service, with an advantage for teachers with 6-10 years of service. The researcher recommended developing social studies curricula at the middle school level to provide broader opportunities for enhancing these competencies.
Keywords: Knowledge; national identity; pedagogy; Skills; Values and Attitudes