The Degree of Participation of Faculty Staff in the ‎Process of Decision-making at Public and Private ‎Universities in the Governorate of Irbid

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the degree of participation of faculty staff in the process of decision-making at public and private universities in the governorate of Irbid. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, the researchers used the descriptive survey method and a questionnaire was developed which included (31) items distributed into five domains: University management, faculty, academic affairs, student affairs and local community, after assuring its validity and reliability by statistical methods. The study population consists of all faculty members in Yarmouk University and Jadara University (1270) faculty members and study was applied on a stratified random sample of (300) faculty members, during the second semester of the academic year (2019/2020). The study results showed that the participation of faculty staff in the process of decision-making at public and private universities in the governorate of Irbid showed an average degree. There were significant differences on the domain (university management) due to academic rank, in favor of full professors, and on the field (academic affairs) due to academic rank, in favor of full professors and associate professors. There were significant differences on the domains (university management and student affairs) due to university type, in favor of private universities. The study recommended an optimal investment of human abilities of the faculty and opening domains of participation in the process of decision making in Jordanian universities