Dominant Management Styles of the Classrooms by the Faculty Members in Alia University College

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the dominant classroom management styles by the faculty members in Alia University College, as viewed by its (female) students. It also aimed to identify whether there are statistically significant differences among the dominant management styles of the college faculty members attributed to the gender variable of the faculty member. The study population consisted of all the BA stage female students in the College (n=2584) in 2012/2013 university year. The sample consisted of (400) students representing (15.48%) pf the total study population, who were selected by the stratified random manner.

The study concluded that the democratic style is the more dominant with the faculty members of the college, as viewed by the female students, with (3.98) mean, followed by the leisurely style with (2.92) mean. Meanwhile, the study revealed that the autocratic style is the least used of all the management styles.

The study further found that there are no apparent differences in the in the dominant management styles of the classrooms with the faculty members (traditional, autocratic or democratic styles) in the college attributed to the faculty member gender variable. However, the study found apparent differences in the leisurely management style with the faculty members attributed to the gender variable, in favor of males. The study concluded in a number of recommendations.

Keywords: Classroom management, Alia University College, Balqa' Applied University.