scholarly journals The Degree of Practicing Academic Freedom at the Jordanian Public and Private Universities in the Northern Region from the Point of View of the Faculty Members

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Rawan Kheder Youssef Abu-Shaqra ◽  
Ali Mohammed Ali Smadi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Public And Private

The study aimed at identifying the degree of practicing academic freedom by faculty members in Jordanian publicand private universities in the Northern Region from the point of view of the faculty members. The researcherapplied the analytical descriptive survey method. The study population was composed of faculty members ofJordanian public and private universities in the Northern Region for the year 2017/2018. Their number was 1210faculty members: 893 males and 308 females. The study sample was 445 males and 155 females, 50% of the studypopulation. To achieve the objectives of the study, a study tool was developed. It is a questionnaire consisting of 50items distributed on 5 domains. The findings of the study showed that the degree of practicing academic freedom byfaculty members in Jordanian public and private universities in the Northern Region from the point of view of thefaculty members on all domains of the tool was medium. Furthermore, there were no statistically significantdifferences at the level of significance (0.05 α ≤) in the degree of practicing academic freedom by faculty membersin Jordanian universities due to the variable of the type of university, and the existence of differences in the degree ofpracticing academic freedom by faculty members in Jordanian public and private universities in the Northern Regioncan be attributed to the academic rank between those whose rank is professor and associate professor on the one hand,and the rank of assistant professor on the other, for the benefit of the rank of professor and associate professor, ie, infavor of the upper rank. The researcher recommended the need to increase the practice of academic freedom by thefaculty members at the Jordanian public and private universities in the Northern Region.

scholarly journals The Degree of Academic Leaders’ Practice of Excellence Management in Jordanian Public and Private Universities from the Faculty Members' Viewpoint

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Rawan Khader Abu Shakra
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Study Population

This study aimed to identify the degree of academic leaders’ practice of excellence management in public and private Jordanian universities (Yarmouk University, University of Science and Technology, Al Al-Bayt University, Irbid National University, Jadara University, and Jerash University) from the faculty members’ viewpoint. The descriptive survey method was adopted and to achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire was built to measure the degree of practicing excellence management consisting of (32) items distributed into (4) areas: leadership (10) items, policies, and strategies (5) items, human resources (5) items, and partnerships and resources (12) items. The study population consisted of all the (2077) faculty members in the Jordanian public and private universities in the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021. Where the study sample consisted of (405) academics who constitute (19%) of the study population. and were selected by a random stratified method. The results showed that the overall degree of academic leaders' practicing of excellence management in the public and private Jordanian universities was moderate, and the order of the areas on the scale was respectively as follows; Partnerships and Resources, leadership, Policies and strategies, and human resources, and that all of these areas came at a moderate degree. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of statistical significance (α = 0.05) between the estimates of respondents in all areas (leadership, policies and strategies, human resources, partnerships, and resources) attributable to the difference in; the gender variable in favor of males, academic rank in favor of the professor, and the type of university in favor of public universities. Regarding these results, the researcher recommends giving more attention to the Department of Excellence, especially in the field of leadership, as well as the inclusion of Excellence Management as a basic criterion of performance quality standards in Jordanian public and private universities.

The extent to which educational administration departments in Jordanian public and private universities are committed to performing their social responsibility from the point of view of some faculty members: مدى التزام أقسام الإدارة التربوية في الجامعات الأردنية الحكومية والخاصة بأداء مسؤوليتها الاجتماعية من وجهة نظر بعض أعضاء هيئة التدريس فيها

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (41) ◽  
pp. 21-1
Author(s):  
Monther Qasem Shboul Monther Qasem Shboul
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Educational Administration ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
The Public

The study aimed to find out the extent to which the educational administration departments in the Jordanian public and private universities are committed to performing their social responsibility from the point of view of the faculty members in them. The descriptive analytical method was used. In order to answer the questions of the study, the arithmetic averages, standard deviations, and rank were extracted to the degree of commitment of the educational administration departments in the Jordanian public and private universities to perform their social responsibility, and the triple analysis of variance was used to test the significance of the differences between the variables, in light of the responses of the faculty members to the fields of study, after classifying them within the following levels Gender (male, female), experience (less than 10 years, 10 years or more) and university qualifications (public and private). A tool was developed, consisting of (21) paragraphs, and distributed to the study sample members of the 66), a faculty member in the educational administration departments in Jordanian and private universities for the academic year 2020/2021, and it included three areas: academic programs, scientific research, and activities and events. The study concluded that the commitment of the educational administration departments in the public and private Jordanian universities to perform their social responsibility obtained an overall average (77¸1 out of 3), i.e. a degree of commitment (medium), and at the level of the three domains; The field of academic programs got the highest average (4.¸2), then the field of scientific research with an average (71,1), both with a degree of commitment (medium), and finally activities and events with an average of (58.1) and a degree of commitment (low). The results also showed that there were no differences Statistically significant at the significance level (α = 0.05) between the arithmetic averages of the responses of the study sample members to the tool domains as a whole, and to the variables of gender, experience, and university status. Based on the results, the study may recommend conducting a study on the possibility of integrating social responsibility within the academic accreditation standards.

The difficulties facing academics in the Palestinian universities in Hebron and the ways to overcome them | الصعوبات التي تواجه الأكاديميين في الجامعات الفلسطينية في محافظة الخليل وسبل التغلب عليها

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-59
Keyword(s):  
Academic Freedom ◽  
Analytical Method ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Academic Difficulties ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
Years Of Service ◽  
Palestinian Universities

The study aimed to identify the difficulties facing academics in Palestinian universities and ways to overcome them from the viewpoint of academics themselves, according to variables: (gender, educational qualification, academic rank, years of service, age, type of university). The study followed the descriptive analytical method. The sample of the study consisted of (80) faculty members working in four Universities in Hebron (Hebron University, QOU, Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine Technical University (Aroub Branch)). A questionnaire consisting of two fields and (26) items, (16) items, was used to measure administrative and financial difficulties, and (10) items were used to measure academic difficulties. The results of the study indicated that the difficulties facing academics in Palestinian universities in the Hebron Governorate are generally high, and administrative and financial difficulties came in the foreground, followed by academic difficulties. The results of the absence of statistically significant differences showed the difficulties facing academics in Palestinian universities in the Hebron Governorate attributable to the variables: (gender, and years of service), while the presence of statistically significant differences showed the difficulties facing academics in Palestinian universities in the Hebron Governorate attributable to the qualification variable Scientific and in favor of masters, and the presence of differences according to academic rank and in favor of an associate professor and professor doctor, and the presence of differences according to age and in favor of those who were their age (from 50 years or more), as well as the presence of differences by type of university and in favor of public universities. The results indicated several suggested ways to overcome these difficulties, such as applying justice and equality in dealing with academics and providing full academic freedom to faculty members. The study came out with a number of recommendations, including: (limiting bureaucracy and routine in implementing administrative decisions, allocating sufficient budgets for scientific research, adopting the system of external scholarships and sabbatical, flexibility and humility in dealing with faculty members, analyzing the reality of academic work and the difficulties it suffers from). Keywords: difficulties, academic, universities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- هدفت الدراسة إلى تعرف الصعوبات التي تواجه الأكاديميين في الجامعات الفلسطينية وسبل التغلب عليها من وجهة نظر الأكاديميين أنفسهم، وفقاً لمتغيرات: (الجنس، المؤهل العلمي، الرتبة الأكاديمية، سنوات الخدمة، العمر، نوع الجامعة). اتبعت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي. وتكونت عينة الدراسة من (80) عضو هيئة تدريس يعملون في أربع جامعات في محافظة الخليل: (جامعة الخليل، جامعة القدس المفتوحة، جامعة بوليتكنك فلسطين، جامعة فلسطين التقنية فرع العروب). تم استخدام استبانة مكونة من مجالين و(26) فقرة منها(16) فقرة لقياس الصعوبات الإدارية والمالية و(10) فقرات لقياس الصعوبات الأكاديمية. وأشارت نتائج الدراسة إلى أن الصعوبات التي تواجه الأكاديميين في الجامعات الفلسطينية في محافظة الخليل مرتفعة بشكل عام, وجاءت الصعوبات الإدارية والمالية في المقدمة تلتها الصعوبات الأكاديمية. كما أظهرت النتائج عدم وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين الصعوبات التي تواجه الأكاديميين في الجامعات الفلسطينية في محافظة الخليل تعزى لمتغيري: (الجنس، وسنوات الخدمة)، في حين تبين وجود فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية بين الصعوبات التي تواجه الأكاديميين في الجامعات الفلسطينية في محافظة الخليل تعزى لمتغير المؤهل العلمي ولصالح حملة الماجستير، ووجود فروق حسب الرتبة الأكاديمية ولصالح أستاذ مشارك وأستاذ دكتور، ووجود فروق حسب العمر ولصالح من كانت أعمارهم (من 50 عاما فأكثر)، وكذلك وجود فروق حسب نوع الجامعة ولصالح الجامعات الحكومية. وبينت النتائج عدداً من السبل المقترحة للتغلب على تلك الصعوبات، كتطبيق العدالة والمساواة في التعامل مع الأكاديميين، وتوفير الحرية الأكاديمية الكاملة لأعضاء هيئة التدريس. وخرجت الدراسة بعدد من التوصيات، منها: (الحد من البيروقراطية والروتين في تنفيذ القرارات الإدارية، وتخصيص موازنات كافية للبحث العلمي، واعتماد نظام البعثات الخارجية والتفرغ العلمي، والمرونة والتواضع في التعامل مع أعضاء الهيئة التدريسية، وتحليل واقع العمل الأكاديمي والصعوبات التي يعاني منها). الكلمات المفتاحية: الصعوبات، الأكاديمي، الجامعات.

scholarly journals THE DEGREE TO WHICH PALESTINIAN UNIVERSITIES APPLY INTERNATIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF FACULTY MEMBERS

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (07) ◽  
pp. 247-258
Author(s):  
Ikhlas HAIB
Keyword(s):  
Quality Standards ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Years Of Experience ◽  
Palestinian Universities ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed to know the degree to which Palestinian universities apply international quality standards from the point of view of faculty members, and to identify the impact of gender, academic rank, and years of experience in that. The study used the descriptive survey method, and the tool was represented in a questionnaire, which was distributed to the study sample, which It was chosen by random method, by selecting a sample of faculty members inside Palestinian universities, so that the total sample was (229) members, representing the study community consisting of (8648) members, and the results showed that the degree of application of the Palestinian universities to international quality standards from the point of view of the members of the staff Teaching on the tool as a whole was average and got an average of (3.53). The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of (α ≤ 0.05) due to the effect of gender, academic rank, years of experience and in all fields. In light of the results, a number of recommendations and suggestions were presented.

scholarly journals Difficulties while Conducting Research in Academia: Taking M.Phil Students’ Perspectives in Public and Private Universities

2020 ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
Dr. Ghazal Khalid Siddiqui ◽  
Muhammad Shahid Zulfiqar ◽  
Dr. Mubushra Khalid
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Institutional Support ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Point Rating Scale ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Thesis Work

The thesis work has been the integral part of the MPhil in Education program. However, it has been observed that students are in a great fix regarding the completion of their thesis work. So, the purpose was to investigate the difficulties encountered by the students during research at MPhil level. Their experiences were further examined on the basis of their gender and university type. The data was collected by the survey. The conveniently selected sample consisted of 300 MPhil students including male and female, studying in public as well as in private universities. The data was collected through a questionnaire which was a 4-point Rating Scale comprising 25 items. It has 3 factors: i) supervisor’ selection, ii) supervisors’ support, iii) institutional support. The descriptive statistics for calculating the percentage of students’ perspectives as well as Inferential Statistics (Mann-Whitney U tests) was used to find out the difference on the basis of students’ gender and university type. The results revealed that majority of students selected their supervisors themselves willingly, but few of them forced to select their supervisor on their teachers’ referrals, research topics were allotted to students by supervisors themselves. Their supervisors were not easily approachable as they were unable to give students the due time because of their academic and administrative burdensome responsibilities, even neither the concerned HOD/ director is available at ease for students nor they are provided the access to paid e-libraries. By keeping in mind, the importance of thesis in accomplishment of degrees of MPhil students, there is need to conduct further studies to explore supervisors’ point of view as some of the problems are concerned with the supervisors’ support too, that will help to minimize the students’ problems.

Abstract 30: Sex Differences in Faculty Rank Among Academic Vascular Neurologists in the United States

Stroke ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay A Bliss ◽  
Carol A Vitellas ◽  
Nayanika Challa ◽  
Vivien H Lee
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
The United States ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Academic Medical Centers ◽  
Full Professor ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Faculty Rank ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical

Introduction: The lower proportion of women at the rank of full professor compared to men has been documented in nearly all specialties. Women are under-represented in academic stroke neurology, but there is limited data. Methods: We reviewed all 160 U.S. medical schools and the associated medical centers for vascular neurologists. An internet search of stroke team websites and neurology department websites was performed from August 1, 2020 to August 25, 2020. We included 117 academic medical centers that had at least 1 vascular neurologist on faculty. We included vascular neurology ABPN certified or board eligible (fellowship-trained) neurologists. Data was collected on sex, academic rank, and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certification status. ABPN board certification status was verified on the ABPN verify CERT website. Social medical women’s neurology groups were also queried for names of women full professor to cross check. Results: Among 540 academic ABPN vascular neurologists, 182 (33.8%) were women and 358 (66.3%) were men. Among academic ranks, women made up 108/269 (40.1%) of Assistant professors, 49/137 (35.8%) of Associate professors, and 25/134 (18.8%) of full professors. Twenty two academic centers had vascular neurology female professors on faculty, compared to 70 academic centers with male full professors on faculty. Twenty nine academic centers had multiple male professors on faculty compared to only 3 centers with multiple female full professors. Among women, 108 (59.3%) were assistant professor, 49 (26.7%) were associate professor, 25 (13.7%) were full professor. Among men, 161 (45.0%) were assistant professor, 88 (24.6%) were associate professor, and 109 (30.5%) were professor. There was a significant difference between academic rank based upon sex (p <0.0001). Conclusion: Among academic medical centers in the United States, significant sex differences were observed in academic faculty rank for ABPN vascular neurologists, with women less likely than men to be full professors. Further study is warranted to address the gender gap in the field of stroke.

scholarly journals The Method of Selecting Academic Leaders at Emerging Saudi Universities and its Relationship to Some Variables

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Share Aiyed Aldosari
Keyword(s):  
Current Method ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Academic Leaders ◽  
Institutional Loyalty ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

The study aimed to identify the current method used for selecting academic leaders at emerging Saudi universities from the viewpoint of faculty members working there, and whether there is a correlation between the method used and the following variables: job satisfaction, organizational justice, organizational commitment, productivity motivation, and institutional loyalty and affiliation. In order to achieve the goals of the study, the researcher designed a questionnaire that included identifying the method used. The questionnaire consisted of (31) items divided according to the variables mentioned, and it was distributed to the study sample (300 faculty members), randomly chosen from the study community (2382 members). The results showed that there is a correlation between the method used and the variables mentioned which were at an intermediate level, with the exception of the productivity motivation that was at a high level for university professors, despite the fact that the foregoing variables were lower than expected. This made the researcher recommend that the university and the Ministry of Education would review that mechanism and hold conferences and workshops in order to address it before these positive professors suffer from disappointment and job burnout. The study also revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of (α = 0.05) in experience in favor of (10) years or more, in the academic rank in favor of (Assistant Professor), and in officiality and contracting in favor of the contracting parties.

scholarly journals The Degree of Applying Accountability Principles in Public & Private Universities in Jordan: A Comparative Study BetweenYarmouk University and Jerash University

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 253
Author(s):  
Ahmed Malkawi ◽  
Kamil Al-Otoum
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Academic Fields ◽  
The Status ◽  
Yarmouk University ◽  
The University

The study aimed to identify the status of applying the principles of accountability in the public and private universities in Jordan. This was done by comparing between Yarmouk University and Jerash University from the perspective of the employees. The study sample consisted of 250 faculty members and one administrator at Yarmouk University and Jerash University. The questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. The study reached several conclusions, most notably of which include the presence of statistically significant differences in the reality of applying the accountability principles at universities in general, and in the administrative, and academic fields. This, however, is dependent on the variable of the university in favor of Jerash University. The study concluded on a number of recommendations most important of which is the necessity of activating the accountability mechanisms and tools in three areas: administrative, and academic areas of public universities in a higher degree. It also includes a commitment with unified criteria of accountability to ensure the maintenance of an acceptable level of justice and transparency.

scholarly journals Effect of Scholarships on Students’ Social Development at University Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 180-187
Author(s):  
Shabeena Shaheen ◽  
Dr. Ziarab Mahmood ◽  
Dr. Nazir Haider Shah
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Private Universities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
University Level ◽  
Public And Private Sector ◽  
The University

The major purpose of the study was to measure the effect of scholarships on students’ social development at the university level. The study was descriptive, and the survey method was applied for the collection of data. The population consisted of all teachers and students of public and private universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The total population of teachers in the public and private universities were 4073 and students were 101968. A stratified random sampling technique was applied for selecting the study sample. The researcher selected 525 teachers from public and private universities as well as 900 students from public and private universities. The researcher developed two questionnaires using a five-point Likert scale on the foundation of related literature and with the help of the supervisor. The validity of the instruments was checked by two experts in the field. The reliability of these instruments was determined through Cronbach’s alpha which was 0.832. Mean, standard deviation, t-test, and regression analysis were used for analyzing the data. It was found that scholarships are available at the public and private sector universities. It was also found that there was a significant effect of scholarships on students’ development. Therefore, it is recommended that scholarships may be spread on the university website, to guarantee students successful learning, higher education institutions will have to meet the challenges of student’s problems.

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