A training program to develop strategic planning skills of faculty members at Umm Al-Qura University

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Planning, College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess the training needs required to enhance strategic planning skills among faculty members at Umm Al-Qura University, considering factors such as gender, academic rank, years of service, and scientific background in strategic planning. Additionally, the study aimed to propose a training program to develop planning skills and analyze the strategies employed by faculty members based on their identified training needs. To accomplish this, a descriptive analytical approach was used. The study sample comprised both male and female teaching staff members at Umm Al-Qura University, totaling 234 participants who were actively employed during the study period. A questionnaire was designed to evaluate the training needs necessary to improve strategic planning skills among faculty members at the university.  The study revealed several key findings. Most notably, there was a high level of training needs identified across the five dimensions of strategic planning. Regarding the variables of gender, academic rank, and years of service, no statistically significant differences were observed in the identified training needs. However, a statistically significant difference was found (at a significance level of 0.05) in relation to the scientific background variable and its impact on the training needs for the third dimension of strategic planning. The participants with a scientific background in strategic planning showed higher training needs in this particular dimension.

Keywords

References

Abu Bakr, Mustafa. (2004 AD). Reference in strategic thinking and strategic management. Alexandria, Egypt: University House.
Al-Ahmari, Abdullah. (2021 AD). A proposed training program to develop the skills of directors of scientific institutes in the field of strategic planning. Journal of Educational Sciences, 27(2), 240-334.
Idris, Thabet, and Morsi, Gamal El-Din. (2006 AD). Strategic management: concepts and applied models. Alexandria, Egypt: University House.
Ansari, Kholoud. (2008). Competencies necessary to manage strategic planning processes among academic leaders in Saudi universities [unpublished master's thesis]. Umm Al Qura University.
Al-Muslat, Muhammad. (2018 AD). The reality of strategic planning at the University of Tabuk from the point of view of academic leaders. Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education, 38(3), 197-215.
Al-Tuwaijri, Fatima. (2020 AD). A proposed training program to develop strategic planning skills for academic leaders in emerging Saudi universities. Arab Journal of Educational and Social Studies, (15), 271-229.
Umm Al Qura University. (2021 AD). https://uqu.edu.sa/.
Jamal, Abdul Rahman. (2015 AD). Educational competencies in measurement and evaluation. Amman, Jordan: Dar Al-Manhaj for publication and distribution.
Al-Horr, Abdulaziz. (2003 AD). Strategic planning tools for the school of the future. Doha, Qatar: Arab Bureau of Education, Arab Center for Educational Training.
Husain Hasan. (2002 AD). A proposed vision for the application of strategic planning in Egyptian university education. Education Journal, 5(6), 159-210.
Al-Hamali, Rashid, and Al-Arabi, Hisham. (2013 AD). Obstacles to strategic planning and ways to overcome them from the point of view of academic and administrative leaders at the University of Hail. Journal of Culture and Development, 14(5), 53-159.
Daradkeh, Amjad, and Al-Thaqafi, Tariq. (2015 AD). Obstacles to strategic planning in the scientific departments at Taif University. Journal of the Faculty of Education, Assiut University, 31(5), 173-240.
Khatib, Ahmed. (2006 AD). University administration recent studies. Amman: Jordan: The Modern World of Books.
Douri, Zakaria. (2022 AD). Strategic management concepts, processes and case studies. Amman, Jordan: Al-Yazuri Scientific House.
Al-Rouqi, Bandar. (2015 AD). Obstacles to strategic planning at Umm Al-Qura University from the point of view of faculty members at the College of Education [unpublished master's thesis]. Umm Al Qura University.
Al-Zanfali, Ahmed. (2012 AD). Strategic planning for university education. Cairo, Egypt: Anglo-Egyptian Bookshop.
Zahrani, Ali. (2019 AD). Strategic planning skills and their relationship to job empowerment among workers at the faculties of Shaqra University. Journal of the College of Education, Al-Azhar University, 3 (182), 493-544.
Salem, Muayad. (2009 AD). Fundamentals of strategic management. Amman, Jordan: Dar Wael for publishing, distribution and printing.
Sakarna, Bilal. (2015 AD). Strategy and strategic planning. Amman, Jordan: Dar Al Masirah for publishing, distribution and printing.
Selim, Hassan, and Metwally, Al-Tohamy. (2022 AD). A proposed vision to improve the strategic planning skills of academic leaders in the Faculties of Education at Al-Azhar University in light of the criteria of the European Model of Institutional Excellence 2020. Journal of the Faculty of Education in Educational Sciences, 36(3), 381-518.
Al-Shehri, Emad, and Al-Khathlan, Mansour. (2018 AD). Organizational obstacles to applying strategic planning in emerging Saudi universities, a case study on Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University. Journal of Scientific Research in Education, 2(19), 1-38.
Taani, Hassan. (2007 AD). Training concept and its effectiveness in building and evaluating training programs. Amman, Jordan: Dar Al-Shorouk for publication and distribution.
Aref, Nadia. (2004 AD). Strategic management. Alexandria, Egypt: University House.
Otoom, Yumna. (2020 AD). The effectiveness of a training program for developing strategic planning skills for academic leaders at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University. University of Sharjah Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 17(1),      420-452.
Al-Ajmi, Muhammad. (2008 AD). Administration and educational planning theory and practice. Amman, Jordan: Dar Al Masirah for publication and distribution.
Arifi, Hessa. (2021 AD). Developing the strategic planning skills of educational leaders in the Ministry of Education in the light of the Pfeiffer model. A proposed strategy. Tabuk University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1 (3), 115-139.
Assaf, Saleh. (2012 AD). Introduction to research in the behavioral sciences. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Obeikan Library.
Omari, Naglaa. (2022 AD). Obstacles to strategic planning at Al-Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University. Journal of the Islamic University of Educational and Social Sciences, (9), 356-407
.
Aoun, Wafaa. (2010 AD). The effectiveness of the programs of the Deanship of developing the skills of faculty members at the College of Education, King Saud University. Journal of the Faculty of Education, 34(2), 605-674.
Qatami, Youssef, and Qatami Nayfeh. (2001 AD). Teaching psychology. Amman, Jordan: Dar Al-Shorouk for publication and distribution.
Al-Qatamin, Ahmed. (2009). Strategic management concepts and applied cases. Amman, Jordan: Dar Majdalawi for publication and distribution.
Al-Kaltham, Hamad, and Badarneh, Hazem. (2012 AD). Obstacles to strategic planning at Umm Al-Qura University from the point of view of its faculty members. Arab Journal of Quality Assurance in University Education, 5 (10), 187-202.
Maher, Ahmed. (2005 AD). The manager's step-by-step guide to Astra management
Maher, Ahmed. (2005 AD). The manager's step-by-step guide to strategic management. Alexandria, Egypt: University House.
Madbouly, Mohamed. (2001 AD). A proposed model for strategic school planning and building planning capabilities among a group of practitioners. Journal of the College of Education, 16(18), 198-233.
Al-Mursi, Gamal Al-Din, Abu Bakr, Mustafa, Wajbah, Tariq. (2007 AD). Strategic thinking and strategic management applied approach. Alexandria, Egypt: University House.
Moroccan, Abdel Hamid, and Ghariba, Ramadan. (2006 AD). Strategic planning by measuring balanced performance. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Al-Shaqri Bookshop.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (2016 AD). Saudi Arabia 2030 vision document. Retrieved from: http://vision2030.gov.sa/download/file/fid/422
Naseer, Yusuf. (2017 AD). Adequacy of strategic planning among faculty members at Northern Border University. Journal of Educational Science Studies, 44(4), 29-42.
Ministry of education. (2020 AD). The most prominent features and gains of the new university system. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ministry of Education. https://www.moe.gov.sa.
Ministry of education. (2018 AD). The future plan for university education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Horizons) 1450 AH / 2029 AD.
Ministry of Economy and Planning. (2015 AD). Summary of the Tenth Development Plan and its priorities (1437/36-1441/40 AH) (2015-2019).
المراجع الأجنبية:
Hu, J. Hao, L. Yingxia, C. & Jiali, Q. (2018). Strategic planning and the stratification of Chinese higher education institutions. International Journal of Educational Development, (63), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.03.003.
Mazur, D. (1991). A Study of The Strategic Management Process At a private Collage ]Doctoral dissertation.[ Michigan State University. ProQuest Dissertation Publishing,1991. 9129480.
Jarzabkowski, P. Oliveira, B. & Giulietti, M. (2009). Building a strategy toolkit: lessons from business: executive briefings. Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM). http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-000-22-3134/outputs/read/050bb217-c4ed-4554-907b-a392e817fff2.

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics