The Existential Concept and Its Relationship with the Internal & External Locus of Control, Supported with a Study Covering a Sample of Basic Education Teachers in Homs City


Abstract in English

The research aims at disclosing the relationship between the existential concept and the internal-external locus of control for the teachers of basic education in the city of Homs. The research community consists of basic education teachers in Homs city during the second semester of the academic year 2014 – 2015. The research sample is formed of 352 male and female teachers selected randomly from Homs city schools. The researcher used the test of existential concept as well as Rotter’s Scale of Internal-External Locus of Control. The research tools have been limited to Syrian society. Moreover, the validity and reliability of the tools have been verified prior to practical application of the research.

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