The Views of the Ministry of Education’s employees towards the privatization of higher education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Light of the Kingdom’s Vision (2030) Requirements
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This study aimed to reveal the views of employees of the Ministry of Education about the privatization of higher education in Saudi universities in light of the requirements of the Kingdom’s vision (2030), and it followed the descriptive analytical approach. The study sample consisted of (144) academic leaders, and the researcher prepared a questionnaire consisting of (32) indicators. It was equally divided into four axes: the motives for privatizing higher education, the positives of privatizing higher education, the negatives of privatizing higher education, and solutions to some problems of privatizing higher education. The results of the study showed that the general level of estimates of the study sample on the axes of privatization of higher education in Saudi universities was (3.70), with a great degree of approval. The focus on the positives of privatizing education, and then the focus of solutions to some problems of privatization of education, and finally the focus of the negatives of privatization of education. The researcher recommended that the programs of private higher education institutions be periodically and continuously evaluated by specialized institutions such as the Accreditation Commission and others.
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