ABSTRACT

Egypt has long promised quality basic education. Nevertheless, international and national assessments show poor reading skills. Community schools (CS) are a component of Egypt’s Education for All strategy. CS were intended to offer quality education to children who otherwise would have no chance to complete primary school. Previous studies report that academic abilities of Egyptian CS students exceed those of students in mainstream government primary schools. However, over time the education environment in Egypt has changed and the CS have changed with it. The current role and quality of CS education have been questioned. We examine core Arabic language skills of community and mainstream school students in two Upper-Egyptian villages. Results for students in mainstream schools are poor; results for CS students are significantly worse. We examine domains of Arabic language learning to understand specific problem areas.

摘要

埃及长期以来一直承诺提供优质的基础教育。然而，国际和国家评估显示阅读能力较差。社区学校 (CS) 是埃及全民教育战略的一个组成部分。CS旨在为没有机会完成小学的儿童提供优质教育。以前的研究报告说，埃及 CS 学生的学术能力超过了主流公立小学的学生。然而，随着时间的推移，埃及的教育环境发生了变化，CS也随之发生了变化。CS教育的当前作用和质量受到质疑。我们检查了两个上埃及村庄的社区和主流学校学生的核心阿拉伯语技能。主流学校的学生成绩很差；CS学生的成绩明显更差。