The Reality of the role of Jordanian Universities In Promoting Moderate Ideologies among Students Based on Amman Message

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the reality of the role of Jordanian universities in promoting moderate ideologies among students based on Amman Message from the students’ perspective. It aimed to explore whether there is any significant difference between the respondents’ attitudes which can be attributed to gender, faculty, university, academic year, program and GPA. The sample consists from 400 students. Those students were selected from the University of Jordan, Yarmouk University, and Mu’tah University. A questionnaire was developed. It consists from 40 items. It sheds a light on 4 areas. These areas are: (faculty members, students, student union, and university activities). It was found that Jordanian universities play a moderate role in promoting moderate ideologies among students based on Amman Message from the. That’s because the overall mean is 3.41 which is moderate. The mean of the (faculty member) area is 3.48. It’s moderate and ranked first. The mean of the (student) area is 3.45. It’s moderate and ranked second. The mean of the (student union) is 3.39. It’s moderate and ranked third. The mean of the (university activity) area is 3.32. It’s moderate and ranked last. It was found that there is a significant difference between the respondents’ attitude which can be attributed to faculty. The latter difference is for the favour of the ones enrolled in human sciences faculties. It was found that there is a significant difference between the respondents’ attitude which can be attributed to university. The latter difference is for the favour of the ones enrolled in the University of Jordan. It was found that there is a significant difference between the respondents’ attitude which can be attributed to academic year. The latter difference is for the favour of the freshmen. It was found that there is a significant difference between the respondents’ attitude which can be attributed to GPA. The latter difference is for the favour of the ones whose rating is (very good). It was found that there isn’t any significant difference between the respondents’ attitude which can be attributed to gender or program. The researchers recommend promoting moderate ideologies among students. They recommend promoting awareness among students about awareness among students about the significance of moderate ideologies. They recommend fighting against extremist ideologies. They recommend carrying out activities to promote moderate ideologies among students. They recommend moderate ideologies among students through the student union. That shall contribute to the development of balanced personalities

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-20-09

Publication date:July 31^st 2020