The reality of the performance of Yemeni public universities in light of the requirements of the knowledge economy from the point of view of faculty members (Sana'a University as a model)

Abstract

The aim of the research is to identify the reality of the performance of Yemeni public universities in light of the requirements of the knowledge economy، by identifying the degree of availability of requirements in the fields of scientific research، community partnership، training courses، providing consultations and diagnosing this reality by answering the sub-research questions included in the questionnaire، which is the research tool provided to faculty members at Sana'a University، the research sample. The descriptive survey method was used، and the research sample consisted of (180) faculty members at Sana'a University. The questionnaire was used to collect the necessary data for research purposes، and it included (39) paragraphs distributed over four areas to be answered according to the five-point scale. Arithmetic averages، standard deviations، Cronbach's coefficient of reliability، Pearson's correlation coefficient، Scheffe tests، and one-way analysis of variance were used. The research concluded that the availability of requirements in the reality of the performance of Yemeni public universities from the point of view of faculty members at Sana'a University in light of the requirements of the knowledge economy in the fields of scientific research، community partnership، training courses، and providing consultations is generally weak، as it obtained an overall average of (2.12) with a percentage of (42.40%)، and a number of recommendations were presented، the most prominent of which were: activating the fields of the knowledge economy in Yemeni public universities in the fields of scientific research، community participation،training courses،and providing consultations.