The Extent of Implementing the Educational Policies That Are Based on Modern Trends for Improving Technical Education in Jordanian Public Universities from the Perspective of Academic Leaders

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the extent of implementing the educational policies that are based on modern trends for improving technical education in Jordanian public universities from the perspective of academic leaders. A descriptive developmental approach was adopted. The researchers used a questionnaire for collecting data. This questionnaire sheds a light on two areas. The researchers measured the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. The population involves all the academic leaders who were working in Jordanian public universities during the academic year (2019/2020). The stratified random sampling method was used to select a sample. The sample consists of 709 academic leaders. It was found that the extent of implementing the educational policies that are based on modern trends for improving technical education in Jordanian public universities is moderate from the perspective of academic leaders in two areas. These areas are: (educational policies and technical education). It was found that there isn’t any statistically significant difference –at the statistical significance level of (a=0.05)- between the respondents’ attitudes which can be attributed to job title or year of experience. It was found that there is a statistically significant difference –at the statistical significance level of (a=0.05)- between the respondents’ attitudes which can be attributed to university. The latter difference is for the favor of the ones who work in the universities located in the Central Province. The researchers recommend promoting awareness among managers of the top management levels in public universities about the need for developing the educational policies that aim at improving technical education

Keywords: Educational policies, technical educational programs, modern trends related to technical education, Jordanian public universities.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-19-11

Publication date:July 31^st 2020