Distribution and Planning of the Educational Services in Salfeet Governorate Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

This study has approached the distribution and planning of the educational services in Salfeet Governorate. This study is of importance since it dealt with one of the most important sections in the society- that the speed of development and growth depend upon- for a governorate of geopolitical importance and targeted by the Israeli plans. This study aimed at surveying the educational services, to identify to which extent their locations and specifications correspond to the international standards as well as the Palestinian and to have a clear notion of the distribution of these obstacles that face the implementation of such standards. To achieve this, a study of the concepts relative to planning has been made especially the planning of educational services, as well as the geographical information system that has been used due to its capability in special analysis for the locations of these services. The methodology of the study depended upon the analytical descriptive method in the data analysis framework which was collected from the Directorate of Education in Salfeet or through the field survey of kinder gartens and schools of Salfeet Governorate. The range of contentment from these services was measured through the distribution of applications to a sample of students as well as school and kinder garten principals. The geographical information system (GIS) was used with the aim of preparing the necessary plans and calculating the data collected as well as the statistical program for the social sciences. The study has shown that Salfeet Governorate lacks licensed nurseries from the Ministry of Social Affairs and that 007Aof the governorate cumulation lacks kinder gartens and 59% of the aging between 4-5 don`t attend kinder gartens. The study has also shown arbitrariness in the distribution of educational services since it is not based on planning standards especially kinder gartens that suffer from non regularity in distribution and localization close to each other. It also showed that the educational services in the study area doesn`t meet the international surveying needs. The study recommended the necessity of studying the trends of constructional growth and the population growth rates to choose the best sites possible for the schools and to follow the planning principles and measures It also recommended the necessity to rehabilitate the schools to achieve the new methods of teaching and the curriculum requirements. Relative to kinder gartens, it recommended their establishments in places that lack these establishments and the necessity to limit the fees for attending kinder gartens by the Ministry of Education that meets the current economic conditions. The study also recommended the necessity to provide the data relative to the educational services for those interested.