A Proposal to Reinforce Academic optimism of Faculty Members at Colleges of Education in Saudi Emerging Universities.

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the level of academic optimism, in its three dimensions (Faculty Trust, Academic Emphasis, and Collective Efficacy), among faculty members at colleges of education in emerging Saudi universities, and to develop a proposal for reinforcing academic optimism among faculty members in these colleges. The researcher used the descriptive survey method to achieve these objectives. A questionnaire was distributed to collect the data from the study population, which consisted of (742) faculty members, of which (535) members responded, in (4) colleges of education in emerging universities distributed geographically, namely: College of Education and Arts at Tabuk University, College of Education at Hail University, College of Education at Taibah University, College of Education at Majmaah University. The study findings included: The level of (Faculty Trust) among faculty members in these colleges was high; while the level was medium in the (Academic Emphasis) and (Collective Efficacy) dimensions. The overall level of academic optimism was high. The study findings also revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of academic optimism among faculty members attributed to gender and university variables. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher suggested a proposal to reinforce the academic optimism of faculty members at colleges of education in emerging Saudi universities. He also suggested a number of recommendations related to the subject of the study.