الملخص الإنجليزي
This study aimed at exploring the effectiveness of the Competition of the Holy Quran Retention
(henceforth CHQR) and the obstacles encountered during this event from the perspective of the Omani
educational inspectors and teachers. The study sample consisted of 150 male and female and 14
educational inspectors in the governorate of Dhofar in the academic year 2011/2012. The researcher
used a questionnaire comprised 53 items divided into two major components: the effectiveness of the
CHQR, and the obstacles encountered during the competition which inhibit the successful completion
of the event and the achievement of its objectives. The questionnaire was evaluated by apanel of
refereed academic judges to check its validity by using on pilot subjects mf 30 male and female
teachers. When applied, the reliability coefficient was (0.93). The final results of the main study
were as follows:
An average mean of 4.36 was scored on all the items measuring the effectiveness of the
CHQR in all the schools in the governorate of Dhofar.
There are no statistically significant differences between the responses of the educational
inspectors and those of teachers involved in the CHQR due to gender as a variable.
There are statistically significant differences between the responses of the educational
inspectors and teachers of the CHQR that might be attributed to the educational level they
teach and supervise, especially for levels in the basic and secondary education.
As for the obstacles encountered during the process of the CHQR, the results of the study
showed first that an average mean of 4.09 was scored corresponding to the competition and its
procedures, followed by an average mean score of 3.76 for the obstacles encountered by the
educational inspectors. Considerable mean scores of 3.56 and 3.54 were obtained respectively
on the obstacles faced by the school administration and teachers.
In light of the above results, the study recommended: the need to provide a financial support in
order to achieve better levels of the CHCR, and the need for qualified teachers to oversee the
competition in every school. Besides, suggestions have been made for further research on other
important issues related to the CHQR.
