THE IMPACT OF THE SYRIAN CRISIS ON THE EDUCATIONAL ELEMENTS IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the impact of the Syrian crisis on the educational system elements in the neighboringcountries- Jordan as a model. To achieve the objective of the study, the researcher used the descriptive and analytical approach. The study sample consisted of (90) teachers, assistant teachers, educational supervisors, school principal, and school agents) in the schools affiliated to the Education Directorate in the Northern Al-Mazar District.  Aquestionnaire was developed consisting of 40 itemsdistributed into five educational fields: (students, teachers, classroom climate, facilities school, educational administration).The questionnaire was distributed to school staff affiliated with the Education Directorate in the Northern Al-Mazar District in the Governorate of Irbid that isnear to the Syrian border, during the first semester of the year 2017/2018.The overall results showed that the Syrian crisis has a high impact on educational elements teachers, school facilities, and the educational administration. It also shows that it has a moderate impact on students and the classroom climate. The results also show that the impact of the Syrian crisis is "high" on the items of the elements of the education as follows: (educational administration, teachers, school facilities, the classroom school climate, students), while it has a "moderate" effect on the items of the elements: (students, school climate, school facilities, teachers, administration) respectively. The study recommended more international attention to get better educational opportunities for Syrian children.