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Volume 29, Issue 3, June 2020, Pages 717–733

 

Samia Almoftah Nour Alhuda<sup>1

1</sup> College of Science and Arts, University of Jeddah, Alkamil, Saudi Arabia

Original language: Arabic

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Abstract

The study aimed to identify the training needs of female faculty staff members at the University of Jeddah - Al-Kamil and Khulais Branches, from their point of view. The sample of the study consisted of 98 faculty members in different specialties. Descriptive approach was used. To achieve the goal of the study, the researcher prepared a questionnaire consisting of six axes that included the skills that a faculty member needs, represented in teaching skills, personal skills, administrative skills, research skills, technical skills and community service skills. Frequencies, percentages, averages, standard deviations, (v) test and mono-variance analysis were used to analyze the data. The results of the study highlighted the great need for training in all skills included in the questionnaire. The most prominent training needs in the field of teaching skills were: teaching according to the theory of multiple intelligences, in the field of personal skills: creative thinking skills, in the field of management skills: team management skills, in the field of research skills: supervising the research of graduate students, in the field of technical skills: using office programs, in community service skills: activating the university’s mission in community service. The study results also showed that there are statistically significant differences in the study sample responses about teaching skills, research skills, administrative skills and community service skills, depending on the nationality variable in favor of non-Saudis. There are also statistically significant differences in the study sample responses about teaching skills according to the variable of the academic degree in favor of the rank of professor, and the variable of years of experience in favor of those with more than 10 years experience. The study made recommendations for holding training courses according to the needs of female faculty members.

Author Keywords: Training Needs, Faculty Members, Jeddah University, Al-Kamil, Khulais.