Abstract:
The study investigated the perception of faculty members in the colleges of education at the University of Hail (HU), and King Saud University (KSU) in Saudi Arabia toward the degree of implementing governance principles in their institutions. The sample size of participants in this study was 179 which represented 23% of total population of 750 faculty members holding PhDs in both instructions. The findings of the study showed that faculty members at colleges of education of the two universities (HU and KSU) perceived the degree of implementing governance principals in general as moderate and the mean of the total items was (3.46). Based on the findings of the study, researchers recommended the following: applying democracy principles in colleges of education administration, emphasizing female faculty members involvement in college administration, and universities in Saudi Arabia must be asked to apply governance requirements.
