Attitudes of parents of primary school students towards private education

Abstract

Private education witnessed the spread and expansion after 2003 AD in all governorates of Iraq, and it was noticed that many parents of Iraqi families with good and average incomes were attracted to this type of education in search of quality education that is provided to their children to escape from government education due to the poor services and low level of education in it. This study aimed to know 1- the emergence and development of private education, 2- the characteristics and advantages of private education and 3- the objectives and importance of private education. The descriptive approach was followed in this study. Additionally, the study reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which are:

e Iraqi family tends towards private education due to the low level of government education

The high level of educational services provided by private schools 2-

3-The rise in the economic level of the Iraqi family