درجة الاحتياجات التدريبية لمعلمي الدراسات الاجتماعية في ضوء مرتكزات اقتصاد المعرفة من وجهة نظرهم في لواء المزار الشمالي

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The study aims at shedding the light on the training needs of social studies teachers with regard to knowledge economy at Northern al-Mazar District in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

To achieve this goal, the study tool illustrated by the questionnaire which consisted of( 38 ) items was constructed in its final form and divided into 5 areas: Teaching and learning skills, higher thinking skills, technological and daily life skills and professional growth.

The questionnaire validity and reliability were assured.

The researcher applied his study on a random sample consisted of (43) teachers of social studies in the Northern District of al-Mazar.

After the application of the study tool on the sample, the data were submitted to (SBSS) program for analysis.

The results revealed that the degree of training needs of social studies teachers in the light of the knowledge economy were amount to as an average rate across all areas and performance as a whole.

On the other hand, the results revealed that there were no significant differences due to gender variable, experience and scientific qualifications in the light of previous results.

The researcher recommended the need to plan the training programs in light of the actual needs of teachers of social studies and the necessity to conduct more social studies to reach an integrated perception of the training needs of teachers of social studies due to the basis of the knowledge economy.