Challenges of International Ranking of Egyptian Universities from the Academicians’ Perspective

Mohamed M. Ghoneim Sywelem^1,

¹Educational Foundations Department, College of Education, Suez University, Egypt

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Mohamed M. Ghoneim Sywelem. Challenges of International Ranking of Egyptian Universities from the Academicians’ Perspective. American Journal of Educational Research. 2020; 8(7):465-474. doi: 10.12691/education-8-7-3

Abstract

The purpose of the current study is to identify the challenges of international ranking of Egyptian universities as perceived by university academicians, and analyze the significant differences among the participants’ responses based on their gender, position title, specialization, and experience. A 28 items survey covered the four areas of challenges of university rankings was used. A sample of 325 academicians in eleven Egyptian state universities was surveyed. Responses received only from 247 academicians, representing a response rate of 76 percent. The responses indicated that the most ranking challenges for Egyptian universities ascending by means were: ‘Faculty Challenges’, ‘Research Challenges’, ‘Institution Challenges’, and ‘Quality Challenges’, all of these challenges were in high level. There were no significant differences at the 0.05 level among the university academicians related to their gender, position title, specialization, and experience.

Keywords:
challenges international ranking Egyptian universities academicians’ perspective

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