Item

Domain (1): Concept of school education

Strongly disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly agree

Mean scores

SD

1.1.

To educate students is to develop their cognitive abilities.

f.

6

11

72

64

3.27

.76

%

3.8

7.0

45.9

40.8

81.7

1.2.

Schools are responsible of academic achievement and character development is its secondary task.

f.

9

21

83

40

3.01

.79

%

5.7

13.4

52.9

25.5

75.2

1.3.

Character development is a priority task of parents and caregivers while academic development is a priority task of schools.

f.

0

9

50

94

3.56

.60

%

0

5.7

31.8

59.9

89

1.4.

Schools target mainly academic achievement since the general goals of the Lebanese curricula only target the cognitive development of students.

f.

13

16

57

67

3.16

.92

%

8.3

10.2

36.3

42.7

79

1.5.

Teachers are primarily responsible of students’ academic achievement and secondarily responsible of students’ character development.

f.

0

10

11

132

3.8

.54

%

0

6.5

7.2

86.3

95

Av.

3.5

8.5

34.8

51

84%

.72