اتجاهات أعضاء هيئة التدريس في كلية التربية جامعة نجران نحو استخدام مناهج البحث الكيفي في البحوث التربوية

Abstract EN

The present study aims to explore the familiarity of the faculty members of education at Najran University with qualitative research methods.

It also investigates the availability of the qualitative research methods' skills, their attitudes towards utilizing such methods in educational research, and their differences according to gender and academic degree.

The study adopted the descriptive approach and applied a questionnaire to a sample of (78) faculty members in both sections (girls/ boys) of the College of Education, Najran University.

It concluded that means of the questionnaire was moderate with a total score of (2.32) out of (3).

The domain of knowledge was rated first with a means of (2.48) and the mastery of qualitative research skills was rated second with a means of (2.42) and were rated high.

The attitudes of the faculty was rated third with a means of (2.20) and utilizing the qualitative research methods was rated fourth domains; they were moderate.

Additionally, there were statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) in the fourth domain according to gender and academic degree in favor of "females" and "professors".

The study made a set of recommendations to promote the faculty attitudes towards utilizing the qualitative research methods in educational research,