2 CONTEXT ANALYSIS

2.4 LABOUR CONTEXT

Education

In light of the severe shortage in the number of teachers in the Southern Jordan Valley, the assistant director of the Human Resources Department at the Ministry of Education, confirmed the appointment of 143 male and female teachers were appointed in the schools of the Southern Jordan Valley, and the number of vacancies reached 61 position. [1]

Around 50% of male teachers appointed by the Ministry of Education in the schools of the Southern Jordan Valley quit or reject the job because it is not financially viable. [1]

Transportation fees from Al-Karak to the Southern Jordan Valley cost approximately 4 JDs per day, which will take away a significant portion of their salary, and thus they will stay away from teaching there. [2]

Yet, parents of university graduates in the Southern Jordan Valley closed the Directorate of Education in Ghor As-Safi, and prevented auditors and a number of employees from entering the building, in protest against the appointment of 10 female graduates in the Directorate of Education from outside the district. The protesters indicated that it is their right as residents of the region to be appointed in governmental departments in the region. [2]

Locals describe their schools as an “experimentation field” for newly appointed teachers who cover scientific disciplines such as mathematics and physics since they are not qualified and they practice their profession for some time to gain experience before leaving and as a result parents are concerned about the performance of their students. [3]

[1] Ministry of Education, 2021, https://moe.gov.jo/node/406

[2] https://www.addustour.com/articles/636647

[3] https://ammannet.net/ةيبونلجا-راوغلأا-في-ينملعلما-صقن-ةكلشم-ثبح