1Educational Foundations & Planning, College of Education, Suez University, Egypt
2Comparative Education & Educational Administration, College of Education, Suez University, Egypt
American Journal of Educational Research.
2023,
Vol. 11 No. 6, 430-439
DOI: 10.12691/education-11-6-12
Copyright © 2023 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Mohamed M. Ghoneim Sywelem, Asmaa Mohamed Elsayed Makhlouf. Common Challenges of Strategic Planning for Higher Education in Egypt.
American Journal of Educational Research. 2023; 11(6):430-439. doi: 10.12691/education-11-6-12.
Correspondence to: Mohamed M. Ghoneim Sywelem, Educational Foundations & Planning, College of Education, Suez University, Egypt. Email:
ghoneim23@gmail.comAbstract
This study examines the common challenges of strategic planning for Higher Education in Egypt. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with 13 academic leaders in Egyptian universities. The study highlighted lack of awareness, lack of monitoring, unsupportive environment, shortage of knowledge and experience, bureaucracy barriers, non- availability of training courses and no- regular assessment as prominent internal challenges, while university laws and regulations, integration, economic crisis, social changes and lack of technology were highlighted as prominent external challenges. The study identified some coping strategies suggested by university academic leaders to overcome these challenges, which have implications for further research and practice. Apart from developing an empirical picture of the common challenges of strategic planning in higher education institutions in Egypt, the study also provides further insight into strategic planning process and raise additional research questions which merit further study.
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