@article{article_345945, title={Examining the Differences in School Satisfaction between Students and their Parents in Abu Dhabi}, journal={International Journal of Academic Research in Education}, volume={3}, pages={1–12}, year={2017}, DOI={10.17985/ijare.345945}, author={Yang, Guang and Badri, Masood and Al Rashedi, Asma and Almazroui, Karima}, keywords={Parent satisfaction,student satisfaction,paired analysis,Abu Dhabi}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <i> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Calibri Light’, ’sans-serif’;" xml:lang="en-us">There appeared to be no study in the
extant literature that compared a student’s school satisfaction with that of
his/her parent. This study aimed to bridge this literature gap, drawing on data
from a merged dataset of a student survey and a parent survey that were
conducted in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in 2013, involving 6,111 grade 5-12
public school students and their parents. The differences in school
satisfaction between a student and his/her parent were examined through a
paired analysis. The results showed that while student school satisfaction was
highly correlated with parent school satisfaction, there was a statistically
significant difference between a student and his/her parent in their ratings of
school satisfaction, especially concerning the issues of school safety and
parent involvement. Schools were reminded to factor in the potential
differences in the opinions of different stakeholders in their stakeholder
communication and school improvement effort. </span> </i> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:12pt;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Calibri Light’, ’sans-serif’;" xml:lang="en-us">  </span> <i> <span lang="en-us" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:’Calibri Light’, ’sans-serif’;" xml:lang="en-us"> </span> </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i>}, number={2}, publisher={Süleyman Nihat ŞAD}