scholarly journals The Reality of Academic Freedom at the University Level in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-99
Author(s):  
Mohammad Alzboon ◽  
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Abdel Rahman Al Barjes ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Sreehari Pusuluri ◽  
Abdullah Mahasneh ◽  
Badr Ahmed Monawer Alsayer

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of students on the use of Blackboard in the Department of English at Al Jouf University. Al Jouf University is located in Al Jouf province in the northwestern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A cohort of 50 male students of the university participated in this study. The sample population was selected randomly. The data was collected using a questionnaire. The results of the study suggest that though the students neither agree nor disagree about Blackboard offering a lively and interesting environment, they report that Backboard offers variety in the learning of their courses and it helps them learn various aspects of their courses at their own pace. The findings imply that Blackboard could be used as an effective medium to provide variety in the instruction as well as to help create a motivational environment for learners.


Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1739
Author(s):  
Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu ◽  
Nasser Hanas Alotaibi ◽  
Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi ◽  
Mohammed Jayed Alenzi ◽  
Ziad Mansour Alshaalan ◽  
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Successful implementation of virtual healthcare depends immensely on patients’ perceptions and satisfaction. This cross-sectional study assessed patients’ perceptions of, and factors associated with, poor and average satisfaction with the outpatient telemedicine clinics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). This questionnaire-based survey was conducted among 720 patients who attended outpatient telemedicine clinics from different regions of the KSA. Of the sample studied, 54.7% of the participants had high satisfaction and the most common disadvantage perceived by patients was technical issues (53.1%), followed by fewer personal interactions (30.4%). Around 75% of the participants desired to use telemedicine services even after the COVID-19 pandemic. Logistic regression analysis revealed that age group more than 40 years (OR = 1.59; 95% CI = 1.04–2.44, p = 0.031), education less than university level (OR = 1.68; 95% CI = 1.07–2.15, p = 0.025), and first-time participants (OR = 3.28; 95% CI = 2.32–4.65, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with poor and average satisfaction ratings. The concerned authorities must make targeted action plans to circumvent the disadvantages perceived by patients accessing telemedicine. Furthermore, a multicenter, exploratory study that compares the virtual clinic with other telemedicine services in the KSA is warranted.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 3783-3791
Author(s):  
Hala Alrumaih ◽  
Mohammed Alawairdhi

A great wave of diabetes is sweeping the world and it does not exclude continent, country or society and this has led international organizations such as the World Health Organization to sound the alarm after the high rates of deaths from complications of this epidemic. In this regard, the University Diabetes Center (UDC) was established in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide medical care for people with diabetes among other medical issues. As part of UDC, an ontology center has been constructed to explain the domain of the UDC using Protégé. The discussion herein will center on how emerging diabetes centers can benefit from the UDC experiment in diabetes treatment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 1052-1057
Author(s):  
Faisal Alsaif ◽  
Mazen Hassanain ◽  
Abdulrahman Aljebreen ◽  
Abdulsalam Alsharaabi ◽  
Faisal Alalem ◽  
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Author(s):  
Wael Amin Al Ali

The aim of this study is to reveal the degree of job satisfaction among faculty members in special education departments in the southern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its relation to some variables. The study society is composed of faculty members in special education departments in the universities of the southern region of the Kingdom in the first semester of the year 2016/2017 and the sample reached (32) members. The researcher prepared a questionnaire consisting of (29) paragraphs distributed over (4) dimensions. The results of the study showed that the degree of job satisfaction of the faculty members on the tool as a whole was medium, and the degree was medium on the four dimensions of the tool. The results showed that there were no differences in the degree of job satisfaction according to the gender variable and the university variable. While there were differences in the degree of job satisfaction according to the variable years of experience.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 365-369
Author(s):  
Mohd. Saleem ◽  
Fahaad Alenazi ◽  
Soha Abdallah Moursi ◽  
Talal Banan Alanazi ◽  
Arkan Hamed Alshammari ◽  
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