استخدام أعضاء هيئة التدريس للإنترنت في العملية التعليمية و البحث العلمي بجامعة الكويت

الملخص EN

This study aims to identify the Kuwait University faculty members’ usage of the Internet in the educational process and scientific research.

This study investigated the impact of some independent variables such as gender, nationality, rank, age, college, total years of experience and country of obtaining the Ph.

D’s on faculty members’ perceptions of using the Internet and its employment in the field of educational process and scientific research.

A questionnaire was administered to a sample of faculty members n = 335.

Results indicate that all faculty members at Kuwait University have positive perceptions toward the importance of using the Internet in the educational process and scientific research.

Moreover, it was observed that the perceptions of using the Internet in scientific research was more positive than in the learning process.

Findings also suggest the there existence of statistically significant differences between the faculties of social studies (Administrative Sciences, Social Sciences, Law, Arts, Education, Girls, Sharia) and science studies (Engineering, Science, Medicine, Allied Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry) in their perceptions of the importance of using the Internet in scientific research in favor of the faculty members of science studies.