A Study of Faculty Members' Perceptions Regarding the Internet in the College of Education at King Saud University
The main objective of this study was to explore the views of faculty members in the College of Education, King Saud University, regarding the internet. To achieve this purpose a questionnaire was designed by the researcher and administered randomly to 72 faculty members. The major finding of the stu...
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author | Jamal A. Al-Sharhan |
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description | The main objective of this study was to explore the views of faculty members in the College of Education, King Saud University, regarding the internet. To achieve this purpose a questionnaire was designed by the researcher and administered randomly to 72 faculty members. The major finding of the study were as follows:
1 - 64% of the sample have not used computers at all, and 75% of the sample have not used the internet.
2 - Opinions of the sample were in agreement concerning the importance of using the computer and the internet in learning, beside they need for training courses in both computer and internet.
3 - Opinions of the sample were in agreement concerning the importance of providing internet facilities in Saudi universities, colleges, research centers, institutions and schools.
4 - Faculty members offered some advantages, disadvantages and suggestions for using the internet in the light of the previous findings the researcher presented some recommendations |
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spelling | doaj.art-925f6906f2a74f24a004d1ce17e184082022-12-21T23:47:31ZaraKing Saud UniversityJournal of Islamic Studies1658-63011658-63012002-06-01142551572A Study of Faculty Members' Perceptions Regarding the Internet in the College of Education at King Saud UniversityJamal A. Al-SharhanThe main objective of this study was to explore the views of faculty members in the College of Education, King Saud University, regarding the internet. To achieve this purpose a questionnaire was designed by the researcher and administered randomly to 72 faculty members. The major finding of the study were as follows: 1 - 64% of the sample have not used computers at all, and 75% of the sample have not used the internet. 2 - Opinions of the sample were in agreement concerning the importance of using the computer and the internet in learning, beside they need for training courses in both computer and internet. 3 - Opinions of the sample were in agreement concerning the importance of providing internet facilities in Saudi universities, colleges, research centers, institutions and schools. 4 - Faculty members offered some advantages, disadvantages and suggestions for using the internet in the light of the previous findings the researcher presented some recommendationshttp://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/0014-02-07.pdfFaculty Members' PerceptionsInternetCollege of EducationKing Saud UniversityComputersLearningFaculty Members |
spellingShingle | Jamal A. Al-Sharhan A Study of Faculty Members' Perceptions Regarding the Internet in the College of Education at King Saud University Journal of Islamic Studies Faculty Members' Perceptions Internet College of Education King Saud University Computers Learning Faculty Members |
title | A Study of Faculty Members' Perceptions Regarding the Internet in the College of Education at King Saud University |
title_full | A Study of Faculty Members' Perceptions Regarding the Internet in the College of Education at King Saud University |
title_fullStr | A Study of Faculty Members' Perceptions Regarding the Internet in the College of Education at King Saud University |
title_full_unstemmed | A Study of Faculty Members' Perceptions Regarding the Internet in the College of Education at King Saud University |
title_short | A Study of Faculty Members' Perceptions Regarding the Internet in the College of Education at King Saud University |
title_sort | study of faculty members perceptions regarding the internet in the college of education at king saud university |
topic | Faculty Members' Perceptions Internet College of Education King Saud University Computers Learning Faculty Members |
url | http://jes.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jes.ksu.edu.sa/files/0014-02-07.pdf |
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