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Analysing Islamic Curricula In View Of Digital Citizenship, Sameerh Ahmed Alzahrani, Moradi Ammar Alshakrah May 2026

Analysing Islamic Curricula In View Of Digital Citizenship, Sameerh Ahmed Alzahrani, Moradi Ammar Alshakrah

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study is aimed at determining the inclusion scope of the nine digital citizenship dimensions within the content material of a jurisprudence course at the high school level in Saudi Arabia. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers designed a digital citizenship checklist listing the dimensions that must be included in the high school jurisprudence course. The list encompassed the following nine areas: digital arrival, digital-physical fitness and morals, digital rights and responsibilities, digital telecommunications, digital laws, digital health and safety, digital trade, and digital security. A descriptive content analysis was used to examine the data. Based on …

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Factors Influencing Internal Audit Fund Sufficiency, Salem M. Al Fayi May 2026

Factors Influencing Internal Audit Fund Sufficiency, Salem M. Al Fayi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study is motivated by the lack of internal audit (IA) fund research and examines the influence that the following elements have on IA fund sufficiency: IA quality factors (experience, certification and training), the independence and objectivity of Chief Audit Executives (rotation, reporting line and appointment), IA characteristics (IA department size and age), budget changes, and IA risk assessment activities. This study identifies 2,205 Chief Audit Executives and uses logistic regression to examine the impact of internal audit quality, independence, characteristics and activity on IA fund sufficiency. The results show that IA quality variables, independence and objectivity variables, IA size, …

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Feminist Awareness Of The Self And The Other - A Critical Enquiry Into Short Stories, Wasfi Yassin Abbas May 2026

Feminist Awareness Of The Self And The Other - A Critical Enquiry Into Short Stories, Wasfi Yassin Abbas

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The aim of this research is to provide a cultural reading of formations of feminist awareness of the self and the other in the short story collection (Just Like any Bucket) of the Egyptian storyteller (Rihab Ibrahim). The purpose of the research is to reveal the extent to which a person can reconcile with the self, the ability to accept a different 'other', and the image of the narrative male, which requires the narrative deconstruction and reconstruction of the stories. The research draws on the cultural reading method, posing several questions and attempting to answer them. The research concludes that …

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The Arabic Negative Cycle - An Example Of Historical Changes In The Arabic Language, Mohammed Alluhaybi May 2026

The Arabic Negative Cycle - An Example Of Historical Changes In The Arabic Language, Mohammed Alluhaybi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study considers negation in 47 modern Arabic varieties. The types of negation investigated are standard negation and nonverbal negation. The study reveals that negation in Arabic is undergoing a cycle in addition to the Jespersen’s Cycle, which has already been identified by several studies. In the first stage of this additional cycle, a single negator is used to negate both verbal and non-verbal clauses. In the second stage, this negator is attached to a personal pronoun to negate non-verbal clauses only. In the third stage, a new single morpheme is coined and generalised to negate any non-verbal clause. In …

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Improving Oral Expression Among Arabic Students In Nigeria Using The Dialogue Strategy, Usman Muhammad, Ab Halim Mohamad, Abdul Rauf Hassan, Mohd Azidan Abdul Jabar May 2026

Improving Oral Expression Among Arabic Students In Nigeria Using The Dialogue Strategy, Usman Muhammad, Ab Halim Mohamad, Abdul Rauf Hassan, Mohd Azidan Abdul Jabar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study evaluated the effectiveness of dialogue strategy on improving the oral expression skills of Arabic students at Nigerian colleges of education in Niger State. A quasi-experimental approach was adopted to analyse two groups: a control group consisting of students from College of Education Kontagora and an experimental group consisting of students from Minna College of Education. The intervention period was in the second semester of the academic year 2018–19. A sample of 80 students was distributed into two groups of 40 students. A test and evaluation scale for oral expression skills was developed. A t-test was employed to determine …

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Gamification As A Strategy For Enhancing Participation In E-Learning Environments, Khalid Mutlaq Almalhy May 2026

Gamification As A Strategy For Enhancing Participation In E-Learning Environments, Khalid Mutlaq Almalhy

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The study aimed to explore the effects of a proposed gamification strategy in eLearning environments through integrating roles of school community )members (school principal, educational supervisor, teacher, student, and parent in order to improve their levels of participation in eLearning. A mixed methods research approach was used: Quantitative data were collected by means of a questionnaire distributed to a sample of 41 faculty members specializing in educational technology in Saudi public universities, while qualitative data were collected through interviews with eight experts in the same field. The results showed that all factors had a medium impact, except for the impact …

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Developing The Phonological Awareness Of Pupils With Learning Difficulties - Montessori Activities, Eman Abdullah Alhelal, Fahad Ahmed Alnaim May 2026

Developing The Phonological Awareness Of Pupils With Learning Difficulties - Montessori Activities, Eman Abdullah Alhelal, Fahad Ahmed Alnaim

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed to explore the impact of Montessori activities on developing the phonological awareness skills of second-grade primary school pupils with learning difficulties and also aimed to examine any academic and developmental difficulties. A qualitative approach with the case study design was used to achieve the study objectives. The study sample consisted of three female pupils, a teacher specialised in teaching learning difficulties, and a primary class teacher. A variety of tools were designed and used: a test to reveal phonological awareness skills, an intervention program based on the Montessori method for developing phonological awareness, observations, interviews, and document …

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College Majors And Their Harmony With Students Multiple Intelligences, Eiad Abdulhalim Mohammad Alnajjar May 2026

College Majors And Their Harmony With Students Multiple Intelligences, Eiad Abdulhalim Mohammad Alnajjar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aims to explore the harmonisation of scientific specialisation for undergraduate science students using multiple intelligences (MI), their relationship to academic achievement (GPA) and the students’ attitudes towards science. The sample consists of 198 male and female students chosen randomly from different year groups in the departments of physics and chemistry at Al-Qunfudah College at Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia. The study used a tool to survey MI and a questionnaire to measure the sample’s attitudes towards science. The researcher obtained the students’ GPAs from the college administration department. The results showed that the ranking of intelligences for …

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The Future Of Education Faculties After Their Conversion To Postgraduate Studies Colleges - Saudi Arabia, Huda Muttar Al-Hothali, Areej Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri May 2026

The Future Of Education Faculties After Their Conversion To Postgraduate Studies Colleges - Saudi Arabia, Huda Muttar Al-Hothali, Areej Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The study aimed to identify the future of colleges after their conversion to postgraduate institutions, both in terms of reality and expectations. The descriptive analytical approach was utilised for this purpose. The sample of (300) faculty members in the education colleges was chosen at random; a questionnaire was used. The results showed the importance, requirements, and obstacles of converting education colleges into those specifically for postgraduate studies were high and medium. The significant differences in the future of colleges of education after converting them to post-graduate studies colleges attributed to the scientific rank variable between the“Assistant Professor” and “Associate Professor” …

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Social Media Use By The Youth And Journalists - Saudi Society, Lotfi Ziadi May 2026

Social Media Use By The Youth And Journalists - Saudi Society, Lotfi Ziadi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The appearance and development of new media, and the proliferation of social media, reduced distances and removed barriers between sender and receiver. Social networking sites have also made substantial changes to the features and methods of traditional media and journalistic practices. In response, social media platforms have become important sources of information for many traditional journalists. Our research sought to decipher the bilateral relationship between social networking sites and traditional Saudi media and Saudi youth, as well as the relationship between Saudi journalists and media professionals and social media sites, by adopting a quantitative and qualitative analysis as a research …

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Divisions And Differences In Qualitative And Quantitative Research - A Critical View, Fahad Mohammed Alammar May 2026

Divisions And Differences In Qualitative And Quantitative Research - A Critical View, Fahad Mohammed Alammar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Despite the importance of qualitative research within the social sciences, a close observer of scientific research will notice a tendency towards quantitative research in our educational institutions and Arabic-refereed journals. This bias is usually justified based on the pretext that qualitative research is less rigorous and scientific than quantitative research. This tendency has led to a scarcity of qualitative research compared to quantitative research, thus depriving society of the benefit of the rich data qualitative research could provide. As a result, this research has investigated the causes of this phenomenon within its historical and philosophical contexts. It has also reviewed …

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Teaching Competencies Of Intermediate And Secondary School Teachers Of Islamic Law, Ebrahem Abdullah Al Khateeb May 2026

Teaching Competencies Of Intermediate And Secondary School Teachers Of Islamic Law, Ebrahem Abdullah Al Khateeb

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The study aimed at verifying the teaching performance of Islamic law science teachers at intermediate and secondary levels. These teaching competencies were considered from the viewpoint of educational supervisors in Al Ahsa. To achieve the goal of this study, the researcher prepared a questionnaire to measure the teaching performance (of teachers). The questionnaire consisted of three axes: teaching planning, teaching implementation, and teaching evaluation; each axis further contained nine teaching competencies, totaling 27 competencies. A descriptive survey approach was used. The study sample included all 19 educational supervisors (of Islamic law science) at intermediate and secondary levels in the Al …

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Standards For The Arabic Language In School Education - Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Alfakih May 2026

Standards For The Arabic Language In School Education - Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Alfakih

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Given the recent experience of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on building standards for the Arabic language and its importance locally and in the Arab world, in addition to the absence of previous studies that reviewed this experience, the current study aimed to uncover the standards of the Arabic language in public education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A descriptive approach was used in its exploratory design to achieve this goal and the analysis of official documents was used as a method for collecting data. The study concluded with a definition of the Saudi experience on building curriculum standards …

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Time Planning Among Educational Supervisors - Saudi Arabia, Hadi Hamad Al Fetteieh May 2026

Time Planning Among Educational Supervisors - Saudi Arabia, Hadi Hamad Al Fetteieh

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This work aimed to identify the status of male and female educational supervisors regarding time management practices, the obstacles faced, and possibilities for improvement. Furthermore, it aimed to detect differences of time management based on some variables, including qualifications, years of educational supervising experience, gender, and attendance of training programs. The work used a descriptive surveying technique. The studied population comprised all educational supervisors in Najran’s Department of Education (223 males and 200 females). A random sample (100 females and 150 males) was drawn. After applying the study tool, the responses from 82 females and 127 males were collected. The …

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Using Panel Time Series Models To Investigate Causality Between Insurance And Economic Growth In Gcc Countries, Elsayed Elashkar, Abdullah Alnefaiee, Mohammad Zayed May 2026

Using Panel Time Series Models To Investigate Causality Between Insurance And Economic Growth In Gcc Countries, Elsayed Elashkar, Abdullah Alnefaiee, Mohammad Zayed

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Developing a country’s insurance sector positively affects its economic growth. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the existence and extent of mutual effects or causal relationships between the insurance sector and economic growth in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. This study builds upon Arabic applied studies in the field of multivariate panel time series models by studying the relationship between insurance and economic growth. Data was used from the years 1990–2018 in the Swiss-Re database for gross written premiums, insurance density and insurance penetration as indicators of insurance activity and GDP and GDP per capita as indicators of economic growth. Several …

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Gender-Wise Perception Of Students Towards Blended Learning In Higher Education - Pakistan, Saira Soomro, Arjumand Bano Soomro, Tarique Bhatti, Yonis Gulzar May 2026

Gender-Wise Perception Of Students Towards Blended Learning In Higher Education - Pakistan, Saira Soomro, Arjumand Bano Soomro, Tarique Bhatti, Yonis Gulzar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Blended learning (BL) is a recent trend among many options that can best fit learners’ needs, regardless of time and place. This study aimed to discover students’ perceptions of BL and the challenges faced by them while using technology. This quantitative study used data gathered from 300 students enrolled in four public universities in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The findings show that students were comfortable with the use of technology, and it has a positive effect on their academic experience. The study also showed that the use of technology encourages peer collaboration. The challenges found include: neither teacher support …

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Pre-Service Teachers And Student Assessment - Saudi Arabia, Sherif Abdullah Ahmed Abdelrasoul May 2026

Pre-Service Teachers And Student Assessment - Saudi Arabia, Sherif Abdullah Ahmed Abdelrasoul

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Evaluation is highly important in improving learning. Therefore, trainee teachers must be taught to evaluate effectively before commencing teaching. This research aimed to study the difficulties teachers in the field of art education face while evaluating students’ work. A descriptive analytical method was used to study a cohort of 63 students from the Department of Art Education at the College of Education at Jazan University. The researcher used a questionnaire consisting of nine paragraphs to collect information and data, which was presented to a committee of specialists to ensure its validity. The Cronbach alpha coefficient was used to calculate the …

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Psychological Resilience And Well-Being - Saudi Arabia, Atayf Mohammed Ahmed Humedi May 2026

Psychological Resilience And Well-Being - Saudi Arabia, Atayf Mohammed Ahmed Humedi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The aim of the research was to explore the relationship between psychological resilience and the subjective well-being among female students in high school, in the development housing area of the Jazan region. Additionally, we explored the possibility of predicting subjective well-being stemming from )psychological resilience. The total number of participants (female students selected from high school were 390; the girls were chosen from five developmental housing areas: Ramadh, Alhasmh, Alkarish, Alsehi, and Alrewan. A descriptive method was used for this research; two scales were used: psychological resilience scale (prepared by Najah Kobisi in 2017) and a subjective well-being scale (prepared …

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Enhancing Creativity In The Arts Field Through Developing Students Innovative Capabilities, Yassir M. Mahgoub May 2026

Enhancing Creativity In The Arts Field Through Developing Students Innovative Capabilities, Yassir M. Mahgoub

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed to enhance creativity in the field of arts through improving its participants’ innovative capabilities (i.e., the self-development of creative and critical thinking). The study was conducted on a sample of students and used descriptive analytics and an experimental approach. The students were required to approach the problem on three levels: the first level was to analyze the concept of innovative capabilities, the second level was to solve the problem of influences to enhance creativity, and the third level was the development of innovative capabilities. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the performance of …

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Analysis Of The Reasons For Grammar Violations In Some Arabic Poems, Haifa A. Alhawass, Zaki S. Alhraiwil May 2026

Analysis Of The Reasons For Grammar Violations In Some Arabic Poems, Haifa A. Alhawass, Zaki S. Alhraiwil

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study highlights the reasons for grammar violations in some Arabic poems. Existing writings indicate that Arab poets are inclined to this type of violation for a meaningful purpose. This explains the significance of reasons in Arabic language and how important they are in Arabic syntax and linguistics. The study attempts to investigate the approved causes that were indicated in books on poetic necessity. This led to the discovery of twelve reasons, including similarity, returning to origin causes, emphasis, language extension, etc. The study also provides an example for each reason, and it shows how previous publications stressed the necessity …

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Security And Safety Procedures In Universities And Emergency Management, Raed E. Abunamous, Alaa M. Musalam, Nizam M. El-Ashgar May 2026

Security And Safety Procedures In Universities And Emergency Management, Raed E. Abunamous, Alaa M. Musalam, Nizam M. El-Ashgar

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed to evaluate the security and safety procedures at the Islamic University of Gaza. Two major areas were focused on: the availability of security and safety procedures at the university and also what particular risks the University faces. The researchers used descriptive and analytical methodologies to study the data collected by a questionnaire in order to assess the status of the laboratories and engineering workshops. The study included 25% of the University's population distributed according to academics, administrators, services department and security department, which included 871 employees. The findings showed that the relative weight in the (safety and …

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Psychological Identity And Family Upbringing, Abdulrahman Khalid Alabdulwahed, Madher Mohammad Attiat May 2026

Psychological Identity And Family Upbringing, Abdulrahman Khalid Alabdulwahed, Madher Mohammad Attiat

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a counselling program to support psychological identity in the light of parental socialisation for a sample of first-year secondary school students. The sample (347) included students randomly selected from eight schools that represented all secondary schools in Dammam and 34 students who showed symptoms of identity disorder. These students were divided into two groups: one experimental group (17) and one control group (17). The research tools consisted of the Psychological Identity States Scale and the Parental Socialisation Styles Scale (their validity and reliability were verified) and a counselling program to improve cases …

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Social Media And Depression - Saudi Arabia, Adel Alaraifi May 2026

Social Media And Depression - Saudi Arabia, Adel Alaraifi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of online social media (OSM) assimilation on individuals’ levels of depression in Saudi Arabia. Over the last decade, Saudi Arabia has witnessed an exponential increase in the number of OSM users. Previous studies suggest that OSM usage can be used as a predictor of many behavioral outcomes for individuals. Nevertheless, the literature on the assimilation and risk of OSM within Saudi Arabia is still very limited, especially in terms of linking OSM to depression. This cross-sectional study adopts a quantitative approach using an online survey of 626 users to measure …

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Why Do Eefs Invest In Other Emerging Markets - Examining The Role Of Familiarity With The Emerging Market Context And Interpersonal Networks, Meqbel Mishary Aliedan May 2026

Why Do Eefs Invest In Other Emerging Markets - Examining The Role Of Familiarity With The Emerging Market Context And Interpersonal Networks, Meqbel Mishary Aliedan

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The current study responds to calls for bridging the research divide between the internationalization of emerging-market entrepreneurial firms (EEFs) and their familiarity with the emerging market context. Theoretically, the present study . explains how familiarity with the emerging market context is powered by formal and informal interpersonal networks for reasons pertaining to the facilitation of the internationalization of EEFs. Data collected from 166 Saudi entrepreneurial firms . indicates the significant impact of familiarity with the emerging market context in regard to the internationalization of EEFs, and this association is mediated by formal and informal interpersonal networks. The data also reveals …

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Using E-Books To Teach Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Students, Ali Saud Abdullah Al-Subaie May 2026

Using E-Books To Teach Deaf And Hard-Of-Hearing Students, Ali Saud Abdullah Al-Subaie

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aimed to identify the attitudes of teachers in Al Amal’s classrooms and institutes at the primary stage regarding the use of e-book in teaching deaf and hard- of-hearing students. Using the Descriptive-Survey Method, 71 teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing pupils took part in this study. The results found that they had ( )71 moderate attitudes toward the applicability of using e-book in teaching deaf students. Additionally, results showed that teachers have positive attitudes toward the educational benefits of using e-books in teaching deaf students. The study found no . significant differences because of the variables (the place of …

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The Use Of Sports As Treatment In The Western Islamic World As Described In Historic Medical Texts, Boudalia Touatia May 2026

The Use Of Sports As Treatment In The Western Islamic World As Described In Historic Medical Texts, Boudalia Touatia

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

In the western Islamic word, practicing sports was considered an effective method of maintaining health. This was especially so in the traditional medical context, which established rules and conditions for the preservation of physical and mental health. This study will focus on the different sports practices recommended as cures in medical texts. These treatments specify the frequency, technique, and type of approved exercises. The texts outline the methods used to treat patients with sports practice and the negative effects that would occur if the case patient stopped these activities. Examining these texts . will highlight the importance of sports in …

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The Role Of Ethical Leadership In Enhancing Entrepreneurial Inclination In Secondary School Principals In Al Ahsa, As Perceived By School Teachers, Fathi Mohammed Abu Naser May 2026

The Role Of Ethical Leadership In Enhancing Entrepreneurial Inclination In Secondary School Principals In Al Ahsa, As Perceived By School Teachers, Fathi Mohammed Abu Naser

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Ethics are an essential pillar for the success of schools and educational institutions . and the achievement of their goals, and ethical leadership is a leadership style that helps achieve this. This study aims to identify the role of ethical leadership in . ( )213 enhancing entrepreneurial inclination in secondary school leaders in Al Ahsa, as perceived by the teachers of those schools. The study sample consists of 213 men ( )4316 and women who were selected randomly from 4,316 secondary school teachers 2020 / 2019 . . during the academic year 2019–20. The study follows a descriptive analytical : …

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The Status Of Internal Auditing In Saudi Public Universities - A Field Study, Abdulrahman Ali Aljabr May 2026

The Status Of Internal Auditing In Saudi Public Universities - A Field Study, Abdulrahman Ali Aljabr

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The aim of this research is to explore internal auditing (IA) within the context . of public universities in Saudi Arabia. Although prior research studied IA within the Saudi public sector in general, this research did not study it through the lens of the Saudi Internal Auditing Regulation (the Regulation). The importance of this stems from the fact that it sheds light on the level of compliance with the ( ) . Regulation, which enables regulators to improve compliance levels and enhance the Regulation. Moreover, existing studies that explored IA in . universities revealed mixed results on the maturity of …

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The Role Of Competencies In Applying Human Resource Management Practices - An Applied Study On Saudi Ministries, Naif Sulaiman Al Mutlaq May 2026

The Role Of Competencies In Applying Human Resource Management Practices - An Applied Study On Saudi Ministries, Naif Sulaiman Al Mutlaq

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

This study aims to explore the role of the competencies of human resource (HR) employees in applying HR practices in Saudi Ministries. This study will be from the viewpoint of 75 HR leaders. In this respect, a questionnaire was . ( )75 designed using the descriptive-analytical method. The study showed that competencies were available for employees of HR departments with an intermediate mean degree of 3.16 and that the competencies have achieved . close-range results. Also, the study showed that the Ministries applied an intermediate degree of HR practices (2.75), except for the application of HR developmental practices, which was …

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The Psychological Resilience And Its Relationship With Social Adaptation Among Syrian Refugee Students In Jordan, Lina Faleh Tahat May 2026

The Psychological Resilience And Its Relationship With Social Adaptation Among Syrian Refugee Students In Jordan, Lina Faleh Tahat

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

The present study examines the level of psychological resilience and its relationship with social adaptation among Syrian refugee students in Jordan. These variables play a significant role in protecting refugee ( )331 students from psychosocial disorders. The sample of the study consisted ( )184 ( )147 of 331 students (184 male and 147 female students), who were randomly selected from public secondary schools in Irbid. To achieve the objectives of the study, a descriptive and correlative approach was used. The author . (2019 /2018 ) has relied on previous studies to develop two measures: psychological : resilience and social adaptation. …

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