Transformation into Knowledge Society Requirements at Shaqra University from the Faculty Staff Members’ Viewpoints

 
The current study aimed at identifying the transformation into the knowledge society requirements at ShaqraUniversity from the viewpoints of the faculty staff members. For achieving such aim, the study made use of the descriptive method and utilized a questionnaire for attaining the target data administered to a sample of the faculty staff members at the university faculties totaling 387 (males and females). The results of the study revealed that the degree of approval concerning all the dimensions was (high) from the viewpoints of the study participants. The dimensions were ranked as follows: the third dimension related to the specific requirements for applying knowledge, then the first dimension related to the requirements of the knowledge availability and finally, the second dimension related to the specific requirements of spreading knowledge as the relative weights ranged between (2,259) and (2.643). The study recommended developing the programs and courses in line with the requirements of knowledge society, taking advantage of the requirements provided by the study and including them in the development plans of ShaqraUniversity to meet the requirements of the knowledge society. The study also recommended raising awareness of the importance of knowledge community and the requirements of transformation among all the groups of society through seminars and conferences to ensure effective participation in the activation of the knowledge society and meeting its requirements.