Educational Requirements for Scientifc Research Units in Emerging Universities from the Viewpoint of Academic Staff (Shaqra University as a Model)

Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the educational requirements )academic, technological, economic and social) required for scientifc research units in emerging universities from the viewpoint of academic staff, and then followed by the disclosure of the obstacles faced the emerging universities in providing educational requirements for scientifc research units. The research based on the descriptive analytical approach, and to achieve the objectives of the research, a questionnaire was designed, then codifed and applied to a sample of 82 academic staff at Shaqra University. The results of the study concluded that, the educational requirements )academic, technological, economic and social) required for scientifc research units from the viewpoint of the academic staff were very important, and came in the following order; The academic requirements, followed by social, then technological, and fnally economic, and disclosure the existence of obstacles facing emerging universities in providing the educational requirements for scientifc research units, including: weak the budget allocated for scientifc research, weak turnout of community institutions to beneft from the results of scientifc research activities, weak role media in raising awareness of the role of scientifc research units, weak cooperation and coordination between scientifc research units inside and outside the university.