A proposed Model for Utilizing Crowd Sourcing to Improve the Quality of Educational Research at Egyptian Universities According to the Perspectives of Educational Experts

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College of Education for Boys - Al-Azhar University, Egypt

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The study aimed to propose a model for utilizing crowdsourcing to improve the quality of educational research at Egyptian universities according to the perspectives of education experts, through: formulating a proposed structure for crowdsourcing that is consistent with the nature of educational research, identifying both the requirements for utilizing this structure at Egyptian universities, and the challenges that are likely to be faced during the process of utilization. The study adopted the descriptive analytical method and the questionnaire as a tool for collecting data. Education experts at Egyptian universities were appointed as the study population, and according to the participating criteria, a sample of (58) experts was selected. According to the participants' perspectives, a proposed structure for crowdsourcing from five pillars was developed; the form of the audience, motivating and developing the audience, composing the research structure, developing the research output, and finally the research generalization process. Also, the findings indicated that technical requirements, with an average of (2.94), had the higher influence on effectiveness of utilization, followed by organizational requirements, with an average of (2.91), then financing requirements, with an average of (2.84). For the challenges of crowdsourcing utilization, the findings indicated that challenges related to processes, which came in high degree with an average of (2.81), had the higher barriers on utilizing crowdsourcing in the field of educational research, followed by challenges related to feedback with an average of (2.79), then challenges related to outputs with an average of (2.77). Finally, challenges related to inputs came with an average of (2.68). The study developed a proposed model for utilizing crowdsourcing to improve the quality of educational research.

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