scholarly journals Analyzing Sustainability Awareness among Higher Education Faculty Members: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bandar Alkhayyal ◽  
Wafa Labib ◽  
Talal Alsulaiman ◽  
Abdelhakim Abdelhadi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Core Value

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the understanding of sustainability of the faculty members in higher education in Saudi Arabia. One of the main objectives is to explore how they implement sustainability in the courses offered in one of the major non-profit private universities in Riyadh. Findings: A survey was conducted among the faculty members to investigate their awareness on this topic. Survey results were compared between the different departments to understand how the faculty members can contribute to sustainable education if they increase their knowledge through training and workshops related to the topic. The comparative analysis allows us to define the guidelines to build a strong institution that presents itself as a leader and change-driver in the Gulf region. The survey was done among the limited number of faculty members in the benchmark university, searching for answers about sustainability using the top-down methodology. The survey fulfilled the original aim of developing an evidence base of faculty members existing expertise, experience and interest in sustainability. The survey is also an important step to embed sustainability into the benchmark university. It also provides an opportunity to reflect and put forward suggestions on what it means to have sustainability as a core value and strategic priority. Originality/value: According to the Saudi Vision 2030, developed following the UN requirements, the Saudi Government expects companies to be more responsible towards society and sustainable economy. Increasing the understanding and learning of sustainability among faculty members is beneficial to young people to build their professional careers in a sustainable environment, considering the environmental, social, and economic implications. In this context, the role of faculty members is crucial to strengthen the awareness and knowledge about sustainability in higher education among the new generation. The work identified opportunities to engage all staff on what it means to have sustainability as a core value and strategic priority.

scholarly journals Higher Education Faculty Staff Members' Attitudes toward Students' Inclusion with High Incidence Disabilities in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Ameen Ali Alhaznawi ◽  
Abdullah Saleh Alanazi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Education Faculty ◽  
Higher Education Faculty ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
High Incidence Disabilities ◽  
Attitudes Toward Students

The purpose of this study is to explore the attitudes of faculty members at higher education toward inclusion for students with high incidence disabilities in higher education. For the aim of this study, a sample of 247 higher education faculty members were therefore collected. Multiple linear regression was conducted for data analysis. Results have shown that university-type accommodation services, training, academic rank, and university region are statistically significant predictors of higher education faculty members’ attitudes toward the inclusion for students with high incidence disabilities in higher education. Some recommendations are hence provided to help improve the inclusion of students with high incidence disabilities in higher education in Saudi Arabia.

scholarly journals Saudi Arabia Approaching 2030: The Shift from Quantitative to Qualitative Ambitions in Education, Enhancing Human Development

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annalisa Pavan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
National Budget ◽  
Higher Education Policies ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
National Transformation

This paper has 3 goals. Firstly, to explain how since its establishment in the 1920s, the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has always strongly encouraged and supported scholarships for those citizens who wished to study abroad. Secondly, to explore how education and higher education are seen and supported in Saudi Vision 2030, the National Transformation Program (NTP) and the Saudi national budget 2017. New strategies and plans for progress in Saudi Arabia include education as a major tool for the human development of the Saudi nation. And thirdly, to address the following questions: what can the European Union learn from Saudi higher education policies? How do the Saudi Arabian Way to Knowledge Society and the Europe of Knowledge differ?

The Impact of Psychological Empowerment on the Effectiveness of Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-41
Author(s):  
Mona Hamid Abu Warda
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to identify the concept of psychological empowerment and clarify its various dimensions and their impact on the effectiveness of performance in the higher education sector. The study has been applied to a sample of 185 staff members working at 3 universities in Saudi Arabia. This study found that the degree of practice of staff members to the dimensions of psychological empowerment exceeds the middle degree, while the level of performance in these universities was high, it showed the existence of a significant effect of the dimensions of psychological empowerment (competence, impact) on the effectiveness in performance. This is while the other two dimensions (self-determination, meaning) do not significantly affect the effectiveness of performance. The study also pointed to the existence of significant differences between the practice of faculty members to psychological empowerment according to the variables (experience, scientific rank, college), and also indicates there are significant differences in the levels of effectiveness performance, according to the variables (marital status, college).

scholarly journals Motivational Issues of Faculty in Saudi Arabia

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram AbdulCader ◽  
Peter John Anthony
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Program Development ◽  
Extrinsic Motivation ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Monetary Incentives ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Higher Education Industry

<p>This study focused on the factors that affect motivation of faculty in Saudi Arabia. It included two surveys and open-ended queries to a focus group of five academic managers and 25 faculty members of varying nationalities, rank, and institutes in Saudi Arabia. The research showed that the faculties in Saudi Arabia’s higher education industry feel disconnected from the program development. The faculty members did not feel motivated to participate in the development and improvement of the academic program due to: (a) lack of monetary and non-monetary incentives, (b) management not involving faculty in decision-making, and (c) lack of recognition and moral support. However, the faculties were intrinsically motivated to perform their best within the confines of the classroom. The results of the study indicated that there was a greater interest in intrinsic motivation as a personal measure for success inside the classroom, but extrinsic motivation was a factor that needed greater improvement from the management of the universities for faculty to partake in development of the program.</p>

scholarly journals Challenges in Saudi Universities Shift Toward a Knowledge Society

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1734-1739
Author(s):  
Ali S. Alshayea
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
National Strategy ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Relationship

Higher education in Saudi Arabia is facing several challenges posed by a set of transformations in society in general, and the economy in particular. As economies become increasingly knowledge-based, universities bear the burden of helping the community transform into a knowledge society. This paper focuses on the most important challenges facing Saudi universities as they shift toward becoming contributors to a knowledge society. Using a descriptive analytical approach, data was collected from several studies and published statistics. A range of challenges was discovered, the most important of them are a heavy reliance on government funding, poor productivity of faculty members, the gap between the outputs of universities and the labor market, the absence of strategic planning for higher education, the absence of a national strategy for scientific research, and the weakness of the relationship between undergraduate majors and the needs of the community.

scholarly journals Invisible Web and Academic Research: A Partnership for Quality

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huda Y. Alyami ◽  
Eman A. Assiri
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Arab Countries ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Arithmetic Means ◽  
The Invisible

The present study aims to identify the most significant roles of the invisible web in improving academic research and the main obstacles and challenges facing the use of the invisible web in improving academic research from the perspective of academics in Saudi universities. The descriptive analytical approach was utilized in this study. It covered all faculty members in Saudi universities. It applied a 20-paragraph questionnaire to a randomly selected sample of 168 academics. It concluded that the participants agreed on the role of the invisible web in improving academic research, with an arithmetic means of 3.91. They also agreed on the obstacles of using invisible web for the improvement of academic research, with an arithmetic means of 4.107. The study provides ideas that would develop the use of the invisible web in higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia, in particular, and the Arab countries, in general. Furthermore, it is hoped that such results may provide decision-makers, educational designers and programmers with solutions for the development of research engines and academic databases in Arabic.

scholarly journals Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Rooted in Bureaucracy, Inspired by an EFL Semi-Decentralization Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Saeed Jameel Aburizaizah
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Community ◽  
Comprehensive Description ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Vision 2030 ◽  
Decentralized Model

Educational initiatives and plans worldwide are now heading towards more decentralized systems including curricular decentralized models which are assumed to enhance teaching and learning outcomes and allow the whole educational community to participate in decision making. Decentralized approaches foster whole communities to share the development of teaching and learning management and processes. Providing a comprehensive description of a proposed semi-decentralized model, smoothly built into a higher education institute in Saudi Arabia and synchronized with the current Saudi Vision 2030, this paper illustrates a planned and deployed road map that guided the reform of some major aspects of the organization starting from the vision, mission, philosophy, principles, curriculum and decision-making, to teachers’ autonomy and creativity, and students learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Students’ perceptions of service quality in Saudi universities: the SERVPERF model

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
M. Sadiq Sohail ◽  
Mehedi Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Gulf Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Students Satisfaction

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of service quality on student’s satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Using empirical research, the study identified previously validated scales of service quality and student satisfaction. Using the SERVPERF scale, data were collected from 279 students studying in public and private universities across Saudi Arabia. The model fit of the scale was assessed to ensure that the data produced accurate outcomes. Structural equation modelling was used to test the effects of independent variables on dependent variables. Findings The results suggest that four of the five dimensions of service quality, namely, tangibility, reliability, responsiveness and assurance had a significant effect on students’ satisfaction. Empathy was not found to contribute to student satisfaction. The findings broaden and deepen our understanding of how the dimensions of service quality reinforce students’ satisfaction. Research limitations/implications Future research can also incorporate in the model other variables, academic and non-academic, related to student satisfaction. Practical implications The results have useful implications for decision-makers in higher education institutions who strive to enhance students’ satisfaction and increase the quality of higher education programmes, particularly in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region in general. Originality/value This study uses the SERVPERF scale, which is empirically superior to the SERVQUAL scale for measuring student satisfaction.

Administrative Environment And Employee Prductivity In Higher Education A Theoritical View

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (11) ◽  
pp. 230-243
Author(s):  
Jamal Asad Mezel ◽  
Kiran Das Naik Eslavath
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Work Engagement ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Administrative Employees

Ensure that from the above theoretical review on administrative context and employee productivity in higher education and there is a positive association between work engagement of faculty members and administrative staff motivate the employees in accomplishing their work regardless of any result that they are more productive. Researchers argue the fact that the physical environment of the institutional and administrative, employees effect job perception attitudes and job satisfaction which is in sequence affects the job performance and employee productivity. Improving the work environment in higher educational institution there is a dissatisfaction and complaints of employee while increasing their productivity the more satisfied employee are with their jobs in high performance and productivity.

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