Taking care of early childhood is considered one of the most important criteria for measuring the level of civilization of peoples and nations. It is viewed as part of the civilized development. It is the maker of the future, since taking care of children at this stage is essential for the formation of their personalities as they are born with natural tendency to acquire and learn responsibility through care they receive from parents and those who deal with them. So if favorite conditions are available for the child to take a certain role within the group, s/he will grow with the sense of social responsibility.
The current research aims at investigating social responsibility of children in private kindergartens and to pin point differences in social responsibility related to gender. The study sample included 120 male and female children in private kindergartens.
The two researchers prepared a measuring tool to measure social responsibility of these children, having reviewed previous literature on the issue. The tool included 66 items in its final form. Verifying data was performed through apparent verification and stability was attained through re-testing.
The research came out with the following results:
1- children of private kindergartens have social responsibility;
2- females are more socially responsible than males.
A number of recommendations were put including:
1- advising parents and teachers of kindergartens to give the chance to their children to perform social responsibility;
2- including ideas and roles that encourage taking social responsibility in children theaters.
The two researchers also made some suggestions like:
1- to study the relationship between social responsibility and knowledge development of kindergarten children;
2- performing an experimental study of the influence of child theatre on these children’ acquisition of social responsibili
