Faculty Staff Members’ Perceptions about the Degree of the Strategic Plan Effectiveness in the University of Kuwait(2013-2017)

Abstract

The study aimed at exploring the perceptions of the faculty members about the degree of the Strategic Plan effectiveness (2013–2017) in Kuwait University. To achieve this objective, the descriptive method was used. The population of study consisted of all the faculty members in Kuwait University, (1573) members. The sample of study consisted of (229) faculty members who were randomly selected. To collect data for the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire consisting of (52) items and divided into five sections. The major results of the study revealed that the effectiveness of the strategic plan of Kuwait University (2013–2017) was given a medium rate by the faculty members, covering all areas of the plan. The study results also indicated that the most effective area of the strategic plan is community service, with a mean of (3.38), whereas the least effective area is scientific research with a mean of (2.89). There were also statistically significant differences between the faculty members’ perceptions at (α=0.05) attributed to gender variable in favor of males in the area of university education – undergraduate level. A similar difference was attributed to the variable of academic rank in favor of professor rank in all areas of the questionnaire. Another difference was attributed to the nature of the college in favor of science colleges in all the areas of the questionnaire, except for community service.

Keywords: Strategic planning, Higher education, University of Kuwait