Children's perceptions of the socialization methods between the family and the school: Study of a sample of children in some Arab countries

This study aims to identify the children's perceptions of positive and negative socialization methods practiced by parents and teachers within the family and the school, and to what extent are children's perceptions different depending on country, gender, age, school stage, type of study, and level of parental education. the study used the questionnaire as a main tool for collecting data. The sample size was 1261 child, which was purposive sample from six Arab countries, from two age groups: 12-14 years and 14-17 years, to represent the intermediate and secondary education stages. The most important results of the study: that the perceptions of children of the methods of socialization practiced within the family and school vary by state and gender, so males were more abused by their parents and teachers than by females. Children's perceptions also vary by age, so Negative methods of socialization (violence, and bullying) are more commonly used in the 12-14 age group than in the older age group, Where the control of children is increasing with the beginning of adolescence, and the family and school converge in this approach. Also, children's perceptions of the methods of socialization within the family and the school vary by the educational level of the parents, so negative methods are less used and the tendency to use positive methods of children socialization increases by higher the educational level of parents.