Autonomy requirements for the Emerging Saudi universities from the viewpoints of the administration and educational leadership professors in Saudi universities.

• Main Author: dhaifallah Ghaidhayyan Hamroon
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: King Saud University 2018-09-01
• Series: Journal of Educational Sciences
• Subjects: Independence; Saudi universities
• Online Access: https://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/030-03-05_0.pdf

The study aims to find out the autonomy requirements of Saudi universities arising from the viewpoints of the professors of administration and educational leadership in Saudi universities. The study followed the descriptive approach. The field Study tool was a survey of the study community. The sample consisted of 71 faculty members in Saudi universities. The results revealed the agreement of the Study Society to fully apply the autonomy of Saudi universities including administrative independence, academic independence and financial independence. The study recommended that the current system of higher education should be amended. The universities and its regulations should be transformed to the Saudi University system with its regulations that include the pattern of transition to self-regulation and the formation of governing councils. The study also recommended investments to be available in Saudi universities with their property and resources, and to modify the necessary regulations in other ministries to do so.