Earlier this week, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority launched the fifth edition of the comprehensive survey of the quality of life of private school students in Dubai, the first project of its kind globally, which aims to measure the levels of quality of life of a diverse spectrum of school education students in the emirate, who belong to more than 176 nationalities and cultures.
The comprehensive survey project for the quality of life for students in Dubai was launched in the academic year 2017-2018 at the initiative of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai. Over the course of four continuous years, it witnessed the participation of more than 369,000 students belonging to about 176 nationalities in all targeted private schools. The results showed Dubai students generally participate in physical activities, feel safe at school, connect with adults at home, and have the support of their friends and peers.
The fifth edition of the comprehensive survey of the quality of life of students in Dubai coincides with the return of all private school students in the emirate to attendance education for the current academic year, as part of a recovery plan after the exceptional circumstances created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The survey, which will be implemented during the current month of November, targets more than 100,000 male and female students from the sixth to the twelfth grade or its equivalent in other educational curricula applied in 188 private schools in Dubai.
Dr. Abdullah Al Karam, Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, said: “The comprehensive survey project for the quality of life for students over four continuous years provided us with detailed information about the quality of life of our students, and what does it mean for them? It also opened the door to listen to the needs of our students and study the reasons. and the various elements that contribute to enhancing their happiness and quality of life.”
He added, “The quality of life for every human being has always been important, and the exceptional circumstances over the past months have shown that it has become more important than ever for our students and the educational community in Dubai.”
He added: “We are proud of the efforts of our schools and society in their efforts to benefit from the data and information provided by the comprehensive survey of students’ quality of life, in addition to the questionnaire about the quality of life of school cadres in Dubai, which will give our students, educational and administrative staff in the school the time and space to think deeply about the quality of their lives, and make it a way of A life for them on their journey with study and life.
The survey is implemented in three languages, Arabic, English and French, and is supported by more than 238 quality of life leaders from school teams in Dubai, and measures the quality of social and emotional life, happiness, school relations, participation, physical health and lifestyle, after-school activities, and the extent to which students benefit. From moral education in real life situations, in addition to future plans for final years students regarding study and work, as well as measuring the extent to which they possess a set of values and skills such as flexibility and motivation for success and achievement, self-learning, the way they use smart devices or personal tablets before bed, and the purpose of school.
This comes as the quality of life questionnaire for school cadres in private schools in Dubai, whose fourth edition will be launched this month, will target approximately 20,000 teachers, school leaders and holders of support jobs in private schools in Dubai.
The comprehensive survey of the quality of life of students and the questionnaire about the quality of life of school cadres in Dubai are in line with Dubai’s confident steps towards strengthening its position as the regional center of the international network for positive education.
The two provide detailed information for both policy makers and schools separately, to support work to improve students’ health, happiness and quality of life along with school work teams, and is a tool for schools to better understand and address students’ quality of life and make their schools happier, as each school receives a report Individually about the quality of life of its students with a methodology that depends on transparency and privacy, followed by holding a package of workshops, aimed at working with schools in order to understand data and resources to improve the quality of life of their students.