واقع الدروس الخصوصية لطلبة التعليم المدرسي في سلطنة عمان من وجهة نظر الطلبة وأولياء الأمور
The study aimed to identify the reality of private lessons and the extent of their spread among school students in the Sultanate of Oman. The study used the descriptive approach. The study sample included (4546) male and female students, and (2633) parents. The questionnaire was used as a tool for collecting data, and the results showed that (24.3%) of the students receive private lessons, and (31.2%) of parents provide them for their children, and they receive progressive grants as the grade increases, and mathematics and then the English language come at the forefront of the academic subjects in which students request private lessons, and that private lessons are spread in all governorates of the Sultanate. The majority of students prefer to attend these lessons in the form of small groups and individually, and a large percentage of them attend them at the teacher’s home, and (87.3%) of the parents do not spend their monthly spending on private lessons more than (150) riyals. The study came out with a set of recommendations and proposals, the most important of which is: 1) The importance of formulating a national strategy to reduce the phenomenon of private lessons. 2) The importance of the Ministry of Education organizing and framing strengthening lessons. 3) Conducting a study to examine the risks resulting from students receiving private lessons in teachers’ homes and individually. (Published abstract)