The effectiveness of school media in general education schools in the city of Benghazi from the perspective of male and female teachers

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of school media and its activities, which include school radio, school theater, and wall newspapers, in public schools in the city of Benghazi. The study utilized a descriptive-analytical approach. The study population consisted of primary school teachers in public schools in Benghazi, with a total of 9,718 teachers. A simple random sample of 256 participants was selected. A questionnaire was used to collect data, and its face validity was verified. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), employing various statistical methods such as frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, one-sample t-test, independent samples t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results of the study indicated that school media and its activities (school radio and wall newspapers) were highly effective, while school theater was moderately effective. The results also showed statistically significant differences in the responses of the study sample regarding the effectiveness of school media, attributed to variables such as gender (favoring males) and educational qualification (favoring those with higher education). However, there were no statistically significant differences in the responses related to years of experience.