Alternatives to financing student activities in public education schools in the United States of America and the possibility of benefiting from them in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Comparative study

Abstract

This study aimed to present proposed alternatives to finance resources student activities in public education schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia based on the experience of the United States of America. The study used the comparative descriptive approach.              The results of the study found that: The interest of the Saudi state in education and student activities, the difficulty of relying on a single source in funding student activities, which is government funding, weak partnership with the private sector, and its limited contribution to student activities in particular. Also, the poor participation of parents in student activities, whether administratively or financially. The study suggested several alternatives to finance activities: Relying on a mixed funding pattern, activating the productive school system, and taking advantage of the school's capabilities such as theater and playgrounds, and working on investing them, expanding the powers of school management by finding other funding sources to support student activities.