The Extent of Activation of Faculty Members’ Practice of Ethical Leadership in Saudi Universities

Al-Basri, Wasmiah S.

doi:10.21608/jsre.2025.348020.1755

The Extent of Activation of Faculty Members’ Practice of Ethical Leadership in Saudi Universities

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلف

Wasmiah S. Al-Basri

Educational Administration Department, College of Education, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University IMSIU Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

10.21608/jsre.2025.348020.1755

المستخلص

This study aimed to know the extent of activation of faculty members' practice of ethical leadership in Saudi universities from the point of view of male and female students in all higher education stages, diploma, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate. The study used the descriptive analytical approach and was applied to a sample of 411 male and female students from two public universities in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Data was collected in the first semester of 1446 AH 2024. The study concluded with the most prominent results, that the participants of the study believe that faculty members’ ethical leadership behaviors are practiced to a high degree and advanced with a mean of 4.08 out of 5.00, followed by the ethical personal characteristics in a high degree with a mean of 4.03 out of 5.00 and lastly: the nature of human relations, which came to a high degree with a mean of 3.90 out of 5.00. As for the differences between the variables, it appeared that there were no statistically significant differences according to the gender variable or the academic level. These positive results are consistent with several previous studies on the same subject. The study made recommendations that would support the activation of ethical leadership in Saudi universities and others.

الكلمات الرئيسية

الموضوعات الرئيسية

Education

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