An-Najah Staff

The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of sex , major and the place of residence on the attitudes of An-Najah National University students toward the five factors of attrition , personal, family , social, economic , educational and political factors To find out the effect of sex, major , and place of residence , in this study, the researcher specified the students' population of the study of students at An-Najah National University , who were behind in their study, and those who were admitted in 1985 - 1986 and still study in the first semester of 1994 - 1995. They are 131 students(males and females). The researcher designed and used a questionnaire with help from ( Abdulkader's questionnaire 1993 ). The researcher tested and determined its validity and reliability .86 and they were judged to be accepted from the mean and standard of deviation of the students' response . The results of the statistical analysis are as follows : 1- The students , regardless of sex , major and place of residence , have all agreed that the political factors had the greatest effect on the educational attrition at the university. The uprising and the university compulsory closure by the Israeli authorities were of the first importance among the other political factors . 2- All students , regardless , of sex , major and place of residence agreed that the psychological side had the greatest effect among the other personal factors on their attitudes toward educational attrition . 3- The responsibility toward the family occupied the first place among the other attitudes toward educational attrition . 4- The financial factor came first in its influence on students' attitudes toward educational attrition from the males point of view while the sources and references occupied the first place on female student attitudes toward educational attrition . 5- The material benefit and job market had their greatest impact , among the social and economic factors , had on students' attitudes toward the educational attrition factors , regardless of sex , major and place of residence. - Based on the findings and conclusions previously mentioned, and the information offered in earlier chapter of this study . Thes recommendations are offered: 1- Establishing a center for psychological consulting at the An-Najah National University to treat the psychological tense, and emotions that students suffer from . 2- Enriching academic advising at the university. 3- Developing and activating the students' fund by means of grants and loans for the needy students as well as conducting field surveys to identify them. 4- Expanding and developing the university library for each college.