The Degree of Administrative Transparency in the Palestinian Higher Educational Institutions

Mazen Al Shobaki, Samy S. Abu Naser () and Tarek M. Ammar ()
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Samy S. Abu Naser: Department of Information Technology - AUG - Al-Azhar University [Gaza]
Tarek M. Ammar: Department of Information Technology - AUG - Al-Azhar University [Gaza]

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Abstract: The aim of the study is to identify the degree of administrative transparency in the Palestinian higher educational institutions in the Gaza Strip. In the study, the researchers adopted a descriptive and analytical method. The research population consisted of administrative staff, whether academic or administrative, except for those in senior management or the university council. The study population reached 392 employees. A random sample was selected (197). The number of questionnaires recovered was (160) with a recovery rate of (81.2%). The researchers used a questionnaire for the data collection and were treated using SPSS to obtain the results. The results show that there is no significant difference between male responses and female responses due to gender variable. The results also confirm that there is no significant difference between respondents' responses due to the age variable. The results also showed a significant difference between respondents' responses attributed to the university variable. There is a fundamental difference between respondents' responses attributed to the scientifically qualified variable. The results also confirmed a significant difference between respondents' responses attributed to the management level variable. The results also confirmed a significant difference between respondents' responses due to variable years of service. The research reached a number of recommendations, the most important of which is: The necessity of Palestinian universities to adhere to the application of transparency standards in all university activities. The need to benefit from regional and international experience in the application of transparency systems within universities and to examine the possibility of applying these systems in our universities. As well as the need to engage in the program of teaching transparency in universities, as it is confirmed that only five universities participated in this experiment. The importance of raising awareness among the employees of Palestinian universities to clarify the foundations of building transparency and its dimensions to represent the active supporter through workshops and seminars.

Keywords: Administrative Transparency; Palestinian Universities; Institutions of Higher Education; Gaza; Palestine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-04-14
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Published in International Journal of Engineering and Information Systems (IJEAIS), 2017, 1 (2), pp.15 - 32

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